The Collector
by John Fowles · June 1983
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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.
English Horror talesButterfliesCollection and preservationFictionKidnappingPsychopathsTranslations into RussianEnglandMentally illCrimes againstYoung womenCollectors and collecting