"An Ordinary Day with Peanuts" by Shirley Jackson Publisher: Beijing United Publishing Company

Introduction
Stephen King's mentor and Neil Gaiman's literary idol
The Master of Short Stories and the Queen of Gothic Novels Shirley Jackson's Selected Short Stories
Reading Shirley Jackson is like having your scalp shaved off!
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Editor's Recommendation:
1. Shirley Jackson is an American short story master who excels in psychological suspense and thriller novels. She is known as the "Queen of Gothic Fiction". She has influenced many famous writers such as Stephen King, Neil Gaiman, Donna Tartt, and Joyce Carol Oates. In 2007, the American literary community established the "Shirley Jackson Award" in her memory to recognize outstanding novels in the world's outstanding psychological suspense, horror and black fantasy categories.
2. Shirley Jackson's novels often focus on the sudden downfall of ordinary people in their gentle and familiar daily lives, analyzing the dark side of human nature and using satire to reveal the complex and sometimes even chilling reality behind romantic fantasies. The plight of women and minority groups at the time, the panic brought by modern urban life, the horror and brutality of rural customs, and the conflicts between individuals and families and communities described in the works are still deeply inspiring.
3. This book is a collection of Shirley Jackson's short stories, including her 21 most representative and well-known short stories. Many of them have won literary awards, such as "The Lottery" (O. Henry Award in 1949), "Come Home, Louisa" (Edgar Allan Poe Award in 1961) and "The Possibility of Evil" (Edgar Allan Poe Award in 1966). In addition, many famous works such as "Come Dance with Me in Ireland" (1944), "The Summer Man" (1951), "An Ordinary Day with Peanuts" (1956), and "The Pajama Party" (1964) have been selected into the "Best American Short Stories Annual Selection". It was carefully selected and translated by the young novelist and translator Qian Jianan.
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This book is a collection of short stories by Shirley Jackson, the master of American short stories and the queen of Gothic novels. It includes 21 of her most representative and well-known short stories. Many of them have won literary awards, such as "The Lottery" (won the O. Henry Award in 1949), "Come Home, Louisa" (won the Edgar Allan Poe Award in 1961) and "The Possibility of Evil" (won the Edgar Allan Poe Award in 1966). In addition, many famous works such as "Come Dance with Me in Ireland" (1944), "The Summer Man" (1951), "An Ordinary Day with Peanuts" (1956), and "The Pajama Party" (1964) have been selected into the "Best American Short Stories Annual Selection".
Shirley Jackson's novels often focus on the sudden downfall of ordinary people in their gentle and familiar daily lives, dissecting the dark side of human nature and using satire to reveal the complex and sometimes chilling reality behind romantic fantasies.
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Shirley Jackson is an amazing writer, and I've talked about her several times. If you haven't read her work, you're missing out on something brilliant. --Neil Gaiman
In Shirley Jackson's novels, things are not as they seem; even on sunny mornings, there is always the threat of darkness looming and things taking a turn for the worse. - Joyce Carol Oates
One of the most dazzling and idiosyncratic American writers of this century...Shirley Jackson writes about the mundane evils that lurk in everyday life, about individuals colliding and fusing with their families, their communities, and sometimes even with themselves. --Jonathan Lethem