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Bio Jackson graduated from Syracuse University in 1940 and married the American literary critic Stanley Edgar Hyman. They settled in North Bennington in 1945. Life Among the Savages (1953) and Raising Demons (1957) are witty and humorous fictionalized memoirs about their life with their four children. Their light, comic tone contrasts sharply with the dark pessimism of Jackson's other works, whose general theme is the presence of evil and chaos just beneath the surface of ordinary, everyday life. "The Lottery," a chilling tale whose meaning has been much debated, provoked widespread public outrage when it was first published in The New Yorker in 1948. Jackson's six finished novels, especially The Haunting of Hill House (1959) and We Have Always Lived in the Castle (1962), further established her reputation as a master of gothic horror and psychological suspense.

Here Is A Timeline Of Shirley Jackson's Life

1916

-Born Dec. 14 San Francisco, Calif.

1934

-Enrolled into university of Rodchester

1937-1939

-Enrolled into Syracuse University

-Published 15 pieces in campus magazine

1940

-Married Stanely Edgar Hyman

1948

-"The Lottery" & "The Road through the Wall" was published

1949

-Moved to Westport, Conn.

1951

-"The Hangsmen" is published

1953

-"Life among the Savage" is published

1954

-"The Birds Nest" is published

1956

-"The Witch of Salem Village"

1957

-"Raising Demons" is published

1958

-"The Bad Childern" & "The Sundial" is published

1959

-"The Haunting of Hill House" is published

1962

-"We Have always live in the Castle" is published

1965

-Shirley Jackson dies, Aug. 8th

1966

-Stanely Edgar Hyman edited "The magic of Shirley Jackson"

1990

-Received the Arents Pioneer Medal for outstanding achievement

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