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The CollectorThe Collector

The Collector1983

John Fowles

About this book

Fowles’ stunning debut is a study of a lonely young sociopath who kidnaps the woman he has fixated on, keeping her in his cellar in the belief that she will eventually come to love him. The story is narrated in turns by the young man and his captive, giving two opposing points of view.

Details

First published
1983
OL Work ID
OL15008W

Subjects

English Horror talesButterfliesCollection and preservationFictionKidnappingPsychopathsTranslations into RussianEnglandMentally illCrimes againstYoung womenCollectors and collectingBritish and irish fiction (fictional works by one author)Fiction, psychologicalArt

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