Daphne Du Maurier: Doll: Short Stories
Doll: Short Stories
Buch
- Short Stories
- Sonstiger Urheber: Polly Samson
- Little, Brown Book Group, 05/2011
- Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-13: 9781844087358
- Bestellnummer: 9176374
- Umfang: 224 Seiten
- Copyright-Jahr: 2011
- Gewicht: 178 g
- Maße: 197 x 128 mm
- Stärke: 15 mm
- Erscheinungstermin: 5.5.2011
Achtung: Artikel ist nicht in deutscher Sprache!
Kurzbeschreibung
A collection of short stories. Many of these stories have only recently been rediscovered and have not been included a collection before.Beschreibung
"I want to know if men realise when they are insane. Sometimes I think that my brain cannot hold together, it is filled with too much horror - too much despair ... I cannot sleep, I cannot close my eyes without seeing his damned face. If only it had been a dream.' In "The Doll", a waterlogged notebook is washed ashore.Its pages tell a dark story of obsession and jealousy. But the fate of its narrator is a mystery. Many of the stories in this haunting collection have only recently been discovered.
Most were written early in Daphne du Maurier's career, yet they display her mastery of atmosphere, tension and intrigue and reveal a cynicism far beyond her years.
Klappentext
In 'The Doll' a waterlogged notebook washes ashore, its pages telling a dark story of obsession and jealousy:'I want to know if men realise when they are insane. Sometimes I think that my brain cannot hold together, it is filled with too much horror - too much despair . . . I cannot close my eyes without seeing his damned face. If only it had been a dream.'
Many of the stories in this chilling collection were written early in Daphne du Maurier's career, before she wrote the masterpieces that would cement her reputation as one of the twentieth century's greatest writers: Rebecca, 'The Birds' and 'Don't Look Now'. Tales of human frailty and obsession, the thirteen stories in The Doll demonstrate du Maurier's extraordinary storytelling ability and her deep understanding of human nature.
'A magnificent contribution to our opportunities to appreciate and understand du Maurier . . . a woman far ahead of her time, passionate, intelligent and deeply imaginative' Daily Telegraph
Introduced by Polly Samson