Hangsaman
(publ. Farrar, Straus and Young)
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.[1][2][3][4][5]
The title comes from an old folk ballad.
References
- ^ "HANGSAMAN, THE BIRD'S NEST, AND THE SUNDIAL BY SHIRLEY JACKSON". Retrieved 17 Mar 2015.
- ^ "Notes on Hangsaman -- Shirley Jackson (1951)". Retrieved 17 Mar 2015.
- ^ "Old School Wednesdays Readalong: Hangsaman by Shirley Jackson". Retrieved 17 Mar 2015.
- ^ "Mass-Market Marathon". Retrieved 17 Mar 2015.
- ^ "YOU MIGHT NEVER FIND YOUR WAY BACK: SHIRLEY JACKSON'S HANGSAMAN". Retrieved 17 Mar 2015.
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