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Lifetime: 1874 - 1966 Passed: ≈ 58 years ago

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Mary Heaton Vorse

Books by Mary Heaton Vorse

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Ninth Man

Fiction Dystopian Drama
Fear Death Cruelty Resistance Human Nature Secret Suspicion Social control Tyrant Edict Lottery Public execution

In a small Italian town, a brutal tyrant seizes power and establishes a horrifying system of control. Every thirty days, a lottery selects a ninth person, who is then given the chilling responsibility of designating a fellow citizen for public execut...