{"product_id":"the-collector-9780316290234","title":"The Collector","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"A superb novel...Evil has seldom been so sinister.\" --\u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHailed as the first modern psychological thriller, \u003ci\u003eThe Collector\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A bravura first novel...As a horror story, this book is a remarkable tour de force.\" --\u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJohn Fowles (1926-2005) was educated at Oxford and subsequently lectured in English at universities in Greece and the UK. The success of his first novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Collector, \u003c\/i\u003epublished in 1963, allowed him to devote all his time to writing. His books include the internationally acclaimed and bestselling novels \u003ci\u003eThe Magus, The French Lieutenant's Woman, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Daniel Martin. \u003c\/i\u003eFowles spent the last decades of his life on the southern coast of England in the small harbor town of Lyme Regis.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Back Bay Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50609963335954,"sku":"9780316290234","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2d18e4aa-2d9f-4766-be61-0fbd20ecd2f6.jpg?v=1732331988","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-collector-9780316290234","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}