The Birds
and Other Stories
Fiction & Literature, Psychological, Horror, Mystery & Suspense, Thrillers
| Author: | Daphne du Maurier | ISBN: | 9780316253604 |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown and Company | Publication: | December 17, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Little, Brown and Company | Language: | English |
| Author: | Daphne du Maurier |
| ISBN: | 9780316253604 |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown and Company |
| Publication: | December 17, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Little, Brown and Company |
| Language: | English |
"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 Verità ' 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 . . .
"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 Verità ' 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 . . .
