Cornell Woolrich Libri
Cornell Woolrich è celebrato come il preminente scrittore del ventesimo secolo nel genere del puro suspense. Le sue narrazioni si immergono nelle vite oscure ed emotivamente tormentate dei personaggi, creando magistralmente tensione e atmosfera. Dopo aver inizialmente ottenuto riconoscimenti per romanzi mainstream, Woolrich trovò la sua voce distintiva nella narrativa poliziesca, producendo un corpus di opere prolifico spesso pubblicato sotto vari pseudonimi. La sua eredità continua attraverso una donazione istituita per sostenere i giovani scrittori emergenti.
Cornell Woolrich masterfully crafts suspenseful narratives where ordinary individuals confront extraordinary and terrifying situations. This collection features four of his most gripping novellas, showcasing his unparalleled talent for building tension and engaging readers in spine-chilling experiences. Each story promises to immerse readers in a world of fear and uncertainty, highlighting Woolrich's ability to transform the mundane into the macabre.
Cornell Woolrich's best novel, now in a stunningly designed new edition with new artwork and a new introduction.
What if you woke up to discover everyone thought you were somebody else? Pregnant and abandoned, all Helen Georgesson has is five dollars and a one-way ticket to San Francisco. Then she is involved in a train crash, and regains consciousness only to discover that she has given birth - and, in a bizarre twist of fate, has been mistaken for somebody else. Helen decides to claim this opportunity to make a new life for herself and her son. But eventually her past will catch up with her, in terrible ways...
