Non-P: du Maurier?

[David Kilroy]

@Mark:  Quite easy to parse the popularity.  The main character being
unnamed & ambiguously enough described for readers to patch into; the
mystery is one we've all experienced to some extent (stumbling through the
life of one deceased, or the keepsakes of a lover's former love); and--
like Melville's Pierre --it's a gothic that takes specific pains to mock
the Manners Novel.  The first half, at least, regularly pokes at class
hypocrisy.  Don't know if that thread will continue now that Rebecca's
mystery is officially underway, but those traits combined makes it
beautifully accessible.  Universal themes.  Timeless even.

(Doesn't hurt that I am a total sap & hopeless romantic.)

Oh, and the Birds was *damned* good.  The simplicity & specificity of the
language, combined with the cadence & characterization made me wonder if it
wasn't a formative influence on Cormac McCarthy.

On Fri, Nov 20, 2015 at 8:11 AM, Mark Kohut <mark.kohut at gmail.com> wrote:

> Rebecca lasts. Touches something universal ( Western anyway).
> I know this about its publishing history. It was deemed nothing special by
> its
> Publisher but early readers, --booksellers,-- voted it a People's Choice
> kind of
> award. When popular could also mean good.
> ( not putting down any others, in fact The Birds has surely become a
> modern archetype, eh?)
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On Nov 20, 2015, at 6:35 AM, Johnny Marr <marrja at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Jamaica Inn would complete the Hitchcock adaptation trilogy.
>
> On Friday, November 20, 2015, David Kilroy <thesaintgodard at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Have greatly enjoyed taking a stroll through Daphne du Maurier's
>> shorts, The Birds and Don't Look Now. PARTICULARLY The Birds. Halfway
>> thru Rebecca and frankly infatuated. Does P-list have any short story
>> collections or further novels by the Dame they'd care to recommend?
>> -
>> Pynchon-l / http://www.waste.org/mail/?list=pynchon-l
>>
>
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