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Daphne du Maurier

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Maurier, Daphne du
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Date of birth
1907-05-13
Place of birth
London
Date of death
1989-04-19
Place of death
Cornwall

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Dame Daphne du Maurier, Lady Browning, (; 13 May 1907 – 19 April 1989) was an English novelist, biographer and playwright. Her parents were actor-manager Sir Gerald du Maurier and his wife, actress Muriel Beaumont. Her grandfather George du Maurier was a writer and cartoonist.

Although du Maurier is classed as a romantic novelist, her stories have been described as "moody and resonant" with overtones of the paranormal. Her bestselling works were not at first taken seriously by critics, but they have since earned an enduring reputation for narrative craft. Many have been successfully adapted into films, including the novels Rebecca, Frenchman's Creek, My Cousin Rachel and Jamaica Inn, and the short stories "The Birds" and "Don't Look Now". Du Maurier spent much of her life in Cornwall, where most of her works are set. As her fame increased, she became more reclusive.

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English author and playwright.

Last modified: 2020-08-11 (revision #19915)

Editions

NameFormatISBNRelease Date
Nächstes Jahr um diese Zeit: MeisternovellenPaperback3-426-00824-61982
Ein Tropfen ZeitHardcover978-3-7632-6721-72015
Meine Cousine Rachel (Ullstein Buch 50)Paperback?1968
RebeccaHardcover??
Meine Cousine Rachel (Club edition)Hardcover?1954
Der SündenbockPaperback?1971
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Wikidata ID
Q193357

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