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How long he fought with them in the darkness he could not tell, but at last the beating of the wings about him lessened and then withdrew . . . ' 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 sense of 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 . . .
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The Birds other Stories, Daphne du Maurier
- Lingua
- Pubblicato
- 1982
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- Titolo
- The Birds other Stories
- Lingua
- Inglese
- Autori
- Daphne du Maurier
- Editore
- Longman
- Pubblicato
- 1982
- Formato
- Pinzatura a sella
- ISBN10
- 058253822X
- ISBN13
- 9780582538221
- Serie
- Tag
- Narrativa, Gialli & Thriller, Thriller, Classici, Famiglia, Racconti, Horror, Tensione, Omicidi, Inghilterra, Adattato in un film, Letteratura inglese, Racconti horror, Paura, Perdita, Gotico, Uccelli, Horror gotico, Narrazione, Terrore, paura, Animali selvatici, Venezia, Animali assassini, Vedovi, Racconti Inglesi
- Prima pubblicazione
- 1987
- Titolo originale
- Classics of the Macabre
- Valutazione
- 3,95 su 5
- Descrizione
- How long he fought with them in the darkness he could not tell, but at last the beating of the wings about him lessened and then withdrew . . . ' 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 sense of 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 . . .