The Other (Tryon novel)

The Other is a psychological horror novel by American writer Thomas Tryon, published in 1971. It was his debut novel.

The Other
First edition cover
AuthorThomas Tryon
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenrePsychological horror
PublishedMay 1971
PublisherKnopf
Media typePrint
Pages272
ISBN978-0394467443
Followed byHarvest Home (1973) 

Tryon, who had been a working actor, retired from his Hollywood career to become a novelist. Upon its release, the novel received wide critical acclaim and became a surprise bestseller.[1][2] The Other was adapted into a 1972 film of the same name directed by Robert Mulligan and starring Uta Hagen. The novel was reprinted in a commemorative edition in 2012 by New York Review Books with an afterword by Dan Chaon.[3]

Plot

Set in 1935, the novel focuses on the sadistic relationship between two 13-year-old and identical twin boys: one of whom is well behaved while the other is a sociopath who wreaks havoc on his family's rural New England farm property.

Reception

References
  1. "The Other by Thomas Tryon". NY Books. Retrieved 2013-09-17.
  2. "Thomas Tryon's bestselling novel The Other (1971), which also received a cinematic tribute in 1972". Renner, Karen J., Evil Children in the Popular Imagination. London, Palgrave Macmillian. ISBN 9781137599636 (p.4)
  3. Tryon, Thomas (2012). The Other (New York Review Books Classics). ISBN 978-1590175835.
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