Hangsaman
cover of first edition
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| Author | Shirley Jackson |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Speculative fiction |
| Publisher | Farrar, Straus and Young |
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Publication date
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1964 |
| Pages | 191 |
| ISBN | current edition, published by Penguin |
| Preceded by | 'The Road Through the Wall' |
| Followed by | 'The Lottery and Other Stories' |
Hangsaman (1951) is a novel by Shirley Jackson, a bildungsroman about a college freshman named Natalie Waite attending a Bennington-like liberal arts school.
The novel was partially inspired by the story of Paula Jean Welden's disappearance in 1946, and includes satire of the 1950s university and psychological elements.
The title comes from an old folk ballad.
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