![]() ![]() ![]() The book is a story of obsession and deceit. He saves her and then becomes obsessed with her, continuing to see her and developing a relationship.Īll of this takes place in France shortly before the German occupation of France during World War II. ![]() Eventually he sees her try to commit suicide by jumping into a river. Gévigne, a wealthy shipbuilder, and Flavières, a lawyer, were once in school together, which explains why Gévigne makes this strange request and why Flavières gives in against his better judgment.įlavières does start following Madeleine, watching her behavior. Gévigne's wife, Madeleine, is acting strangely and he is afraid she will disappear or hurt herself. The book opens with Paul Gévigne asking Roger Flavières to watch over his wife and protect her from herself. There are significant differences between the book and the film but the basic story is the same. It was the basis for Hitchcock's film, Vertigo. This book was originally published in France in 1954 as D'entre les morts in 1956 it was translated to English and published as The Living and the Dead. ![]()
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