<Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> "The Lottery" </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Author </Th> <Td> Shirley Jackson </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Country </Th> <Td> United States </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Language </Th> <Td> English </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Genre (s) </Th> <Td> Short story </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Publisher </Th> <Td> The New Yorker </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Publication date </Th> <Td> June 26, 1948 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> "The Lottery" </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Author </Th> <Td> Shirley Jackson </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Country </Th> <Td> United States </Td> </Tr>

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