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The Collector

by John Fowles

Obsession and control

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Obsession and control

John Fowles’s novel links a solitary clerk’s butterfly collecting with his fixation on a young art student, turning the idea of collecting into the basis for a story of captivity and obsessive attachment. That contrast—between a private hobby and the human consequences of treating another person as a possession—anchors the book’s psychological-thriller premise. The supplied description establishes the central situation without detailing how it unfolds, so the note stays with that tension rather than anticipating later events.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in psychological thrillers centered on obsession and captivity.
  • Readers exploring classic fiction with a dark premise.
  • Readers interested in stories that examine possession and control.

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ObsessionCaptivityPossession and controlIsolation

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Book overview

Hailed as the first modern psychological thriller, The Collector is the internationally bestselling novel that catapulted John Fowles into the front rank of contemporary novelists.

This tale of obsessive love--the story of a lonely clerk who collects butterflies and of the beautiful young art student who is his ultimate quarry--remains unparalleled in its power to startle and mesmerize.

"A superb novel ... Evil has seldom been so sinister." --Time

"A bravura first novel ... As a horror story, this book is a remarkable tour de force." --New Yorker
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