Ep 55 - The Lottery
Nov 07, 2021•25 min•Season 3Ep. 3
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Episode description
"The Lottery" is a short story written by Shirley Jackson, first published in the June 25, 1948, issue of The New Yorker.
The story describes a fictional small town which observes an annual rite known as "the lottery", in which a member of the community is selected by chance. The shocking consequence of being selected in the lottery is revealed only at the end.
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