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The Collector

John Fowles

294 pages

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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.

Themes
Dark & BroodingStrange & UnsettlingThought-ProvokingThrilling & PropulsiveWho Am I?The illusion of romantic possessionThe prison of isolationThe failure of empathy
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