The collector.

305 pages

English language

Published 1963 by Little, Brown.

OCLC Number:
364423

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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.

30 editions

Subjects

  • Butterflies -- Collection and preservation -- Fiction
  • Psychopaths -- Fiction
  • Kidnapping -- Fiction