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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
- Idioma
- Publicado en
- 1982
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- (A caballete)
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- Título
- The Birds other Stories
- Idioma
- Inglés
- Autores
- Daphne du Maurier
- Editorial
- Longman
- Publicado en
- 1982
- Formato
- A caballete
- ISBN10
- 058253822X
- ISBN13
- 9780582538221
- Serie
- Etiquetas
- Ficción, Novela negra & Thriller, Thriller, Familia, Clásicos, Cuentos cortos, Suspense, Terror, Asesinatos, Inglaterra, Literatura inglesa, Adaptada al cine, Miedo, Pérdida, Relatos cortos de terror, Gótica, Aves, Terror gótico, Narración, Terror, miedo, Animales salvajes, Venecia, Animales asesinos, Viudos, Cuentos cortos ingleses
- Primera publicación
- 1987
- Título original
- Classics of the Macabre
- Calificación
- 3,95 de 5
- Descripción
- 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 . . .