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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
- Język
- Rok wydania
- 1982
- Oprawa
- (zeszytowa)
Metody płatności
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- Tytuł
- The Birds other Stories
- Język
- angielski
- Autorzy
- Daphne du Maurier
- Wydawca
- Longman
- Rok wydania
- 1982
- Oprawa
- zeszytowa
- ISBN10
- 058253822X
- ISBN13
- 9780582538221
- Seria
- Kategorie
- Tagi
- Rodzina, Opowiadania, Z dreszczykiem, Morderstwa, Anglia, Literatura angielska, Filmowa adaptacja, Strata, Strach, Ptaki, Gotyka, Narracja, Dzikie zwierzęta, Wenecja, Groza & Strach, Zabójcze Zwierzęta, Wdowy, Angielskie opowiadania
- Pierwsze wydanie
- 1987
- Oryginalna nazwa
- Classics of the Macabre
- Ocena
- 3,95 z 5
- Opis
- 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 . . .