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π
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The birds: and other stories
β Scribed by Daphne du Maurier; David Thomson
- Publisher
- Little, Brown and Company
- Year
- 2013
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 214 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 0316403350
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
"Anyone starting this book under the impression that he may sleepily relax is in for a shock...continually provokes both pity and terror." --The Observer (UK)
A classic of alienation and horror, The Birds was immortalised by Hitchcock in his celebrated film. The five other chilling stories in this collection echo a sense of dislocation and mock man's dominance over the natural world. The mountain paradise of 'Monte VeritΓ ' promises immortality, but at a terrible price; a neglected wife haunts her husband in the form of an apple tree; a professional photographer steps out from behind the camera and into his subject's life; a date with a cinema usherette leads to a walk in the cemetery; and a jealous father finds a remedy when three's a crowd . . .
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