Name: The Birds and Other Stories
Rating: 3.933333333333333 (15 reviews)
ISBN: 9780099866404

Daphne Du Maurier

Six stories of pathos and terror, in which the weak, the dispossessed and the exploited wreak vengeance on a complacent world. The stories are The Birds (which became a Hitchcock film), The Apple Tree, Kiss Me Again, Stranger, The Little Photographer, The Old Man and Monte Verita.

The Birds and Other Stories

Daphne DuMaurier

The Birds

Kwan Ann Tan

Emily

Daphne du Maurier

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 dominance over the natural world. The mountain paradise of 'Monte Veritv?' 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 . . . "Anyone starting this book under the impression that he may sleepily relax is in for a shock...continually provokes both pity and terror."-The Observer (UK)

and Other Stories

everlinet

Daphne du Maurier was just such unbelievable writer! The writing style, the mysterious dark atmosphere of her stories... When I read Rebecca I simply could not stop, the story so real in front of my eyes. This collection of stories by her were the similar vibe, eerie, unsettling but absolutely delightful. Some of them were harder to read as the atmosphere was quite "thick" and sometimes too eerie, because all the stories were so realistic, so believable.
The way this is written is beautiful, a true masterpiece of classic stories. I cannot wait to buy another of du Maurier´s book for my collection and devour it and cherish it.

I highly recommend this amazing author of iconic stories, the masterpiece that will make you think about the meaning of each of them.

The Birds and Other Stories

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