Vertigo
Published on 26. October 2023
Book
Hardback
192 pages
978-1-78227-974-7 (ISBN)
Description
<b>An irresistible gift edition of the mindbending thriller that inspired Hitchcock's <i>Vertigo</i></b>
He isn't a cop anymore, but when an old friend asks Flavieres to keep an eye on his dazzlingly beautiful wife, how can he refuse? And so he begins to scour the streets of wartime Paris in search of a woman who belongs to no one, not even to herself.
Soon, intrigue is replaced by obsession, and dreams by nightmares, as the boundaries between the living and the dead begin to blur...
This is the original breath-taking psychological thriller behind Hitchcock's legendary film-the story of a desperate man, tormented by his search for the truth, and ultimately destroyed by a dark, terrible secret.
Reviews / Votes
This story of obsession, deceit and human frailty has an almost overpowering intensity... Alongside Patricia Highsmith Pierre Boileau and Thomas Narcejac deserve recognition as part of the great tradition of chilling psychological crime fiction. * Crime Fiction Lover * Makes a fascinating companion to the Hitchcock film, and is, I think, an amazing book in its own right * Lit Love * Gallic noir at its most psychologically acute * Crime Scene * A fantastic book * Col's Criminal Library * One of the pleasures of reading the book is noting how it compares with, and in places even improves on, the film * The National * A timeless thriller * Connexion *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Pushkin Press
Dimensions
Height: 199 mm
Width: 133 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
264 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78227-974-7 (9781782279747)
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Persons
Boileau-Narcejac is the nom-de-plume of Pierre Boileau (1906-89) and Thomas Narcejac (1908-98), one of France's most successful writing duos. Boileau and Narcejac both individually received the prestigious Prix du roman d'aventures before beginning a partnership that spanned four decades, from the Fifties to the Eighties, and produced more than fifty thrillers. Their works inspired numerous films, including Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo and Henri-Georges Clouzot's Les Diaboliques, based on their 1952 debut novel She Who Was No More.