The Birds and Other Stories
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The Birds and Other Stories by Daphne Du Maurier
Au coeur de la nuit, le vent d'est cingle la falaise. Entre deux rafales, des nuees d'oiseaux cognent aux vitres. Mais ce n'est pas la peur qui les precipite avec une telle force vers le monde des hommes.
On retrouvera ici - et pas moins terrifiant - le recit qui inspira son chef-d'oeuvre au maitre de l'angoisse, Alfred Hitchcock. Dans les autres nouvelles de ce recueil, l'horreur se fait plus insidieuse, le fantastique a peine etranger au reel. Il suffit d'un pommier a forme etrangement humaine, ou d'une ouvreuse de cinema qu'un jeune mecanicien a envie de suivre apres la seance. Et la grande romanciere anglaise, auteur de Rebecca et L'Auberge de la Jamaique, nous entraine vers le mystere a petits pas, a petites touches, au gre d'une ecriture subtile, singulierement moderne.
Daphne du Maurier (1907-89) was born in London, the daughter of the famous actor-manager Sir Gerald du Maurier and granddaughter of George du Maurier, the author and artist. In 1931 her first novel, The Loving Spirit, was published. A biography of her father and three other novels followed, but it was the novel Rebecca that launched her into the literary stratosphere and made her one of the most popular authors of her day. In 1932, du Maurier married Major Frederick Browning, with whom she had three children.
Many of du Maurier's bestselling novels and short stories were adapted into award-winning films, including Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds and Nicolas Roeg's Don't Look Now. In 1969 du Maurier was awarded a DBE. She lived most of her life in Cornwall, the setting for many of her books.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780582222908 |
| ISBN 10 | 0582222907 |
| Title | The Birds and Other Stories |
| Author | Daphne Du Maurier |
| Series | Imprint Books |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Prentice Hall Europe (a Pearson Education company) |
| Year published | 1980-11-10 |
| Number of pages | 152 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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