num_pages: 240
description: 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 Verita' 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 ...
language: English
title: The Birds and Other Stories
titlecomplete: The Birds and Other Stories
genres: Fiction, Gothic, Short Stories, Mystery, Thriller, Horror, Classics, 20th Century, Modern Classics, Suspense
ratings_count: 11299
publisher: Pan Macmillan