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The Man Booker Prize Best Novel (nominee)
Whitbread Prize Best Novel
Susan Hills 1972 novel examines the relationship between Bipolar Affective Disorder and creativity; the illness that both creates genius and destroys it. The text, which contains homoerotic overtones, is narrated by Harvey from first person perspective, giving an insight into the pressure on his abilities to care for and keep safe Francis, who is seen as the greatest poet of his era but is extremely unwell with a madness that is directly linked to his creativity. Francis illness is both the driving force for his brilliance and the key element to his downfall. The novel is a brilliant exploration of madness, almost completely removed from the medical system, in which madness is seen concomitantly pathological and a necessary part of the creative process.
Genre: General Fiction
Genre: General Fiction
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Used availability for Susan Hill's The Bird of Night
Hardback Editions
1973 : USA Hardback
March 1995 : UK Hardback
December 1980 : UK Hardback
September 1972 : UK Hardback
Paperback Editions
January 1976 : UK Paperback
Audio Editions
November 2020 : Australia Audio CD

Title: The Bird of Night
Author(s): Susan Hill
ISBN: 1-86750-153-8 / 978-1-86750-153-4 (Australia edition)
Publisher: Bolinda/Audible audio
Availability: Amazon AU
November 2020 : Australia Audio CD

Title: The Bird of Night
Author(s): Susan Hill
ISBN: 1-86750-163-5 / 978-1-86750-163-3 (Australia edition)
Publisher: Bolinda/Audible audio
Availability: Amazon AU
March 2017 : USA Audio edition
March 2017 : Australia Audio edition
March 2017 : Canada Audio edition
March 2017 : UK Audio edition
September 1994 : UK Audio Cassette