Collector

The Collector (1963) is the debut novel and first bestseller by John Fowles (1926–2005), and deals with the most important problems of existence – the relationship between beauty and ugliness, the relationship between man and society, the Creator and creation. A young clerk who collects butterflies falls in love with a beautiful young woman from the art world, who becomes the first specimen in his new, terrifying collection. This brilliant work of the famous British writer’s imagination inspires the reader with a relentlessly growing sense of anxiety and leaves an unforgettable impression.