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Patricia Highsmith (born Mary Patricia Plangman; January 19, 1921 – February 4, 1995) [1] was an American novelist and short story writer widely known for her psychological thrillers, including her series of five novels featuring the character Tom Ripley.
Apr 19, 2021 · Who was Patricia Highsmith? Most answers warrant a rebuttal. The writer was a collision of contradictions, a woman for whom every aspect of herself (including being a woman) demanded internal...
May 2, 2024 · Patricia Highsmith (born January 19, 1921, Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.—died February 4, 1995, Locarno, Switzerland) was an American novelist and short-story writer who was best known for psychological thrillers, in which she delved into the nature of guilt, innocence, good, and evil.
Biography, critical studies and reviews. References. Patricia Highsmith bibliography. List of works by or about Patricia Highsmith, American novelist. Novels. Strangers on a Train (1950) The Price of Salt (1952) (as Claire Morgan) (republished as Carol in 1990 under Highsmith's name) The Blunderer (1954) Deep Water (1957)
Mar 31, 2024 · Highsmith was a prolific diarist, leaving behind around 8,000 pages of handwritten notes detailing her daily life, recorded in a chaotic array of languages (including ones she didn’t speak very...
Apr 3, 2024 · A name associated with charm, sexiness and murder, and a character largely made famous by Matt Damon’s portrayal in the cult-hit 1999 film, The Talented Mr Ripley. But the origins for the iconic story go back to 1955, when Patricia Highsmith first imagined the figure in her series the Ripliad. Highsmith may not be the most well known of ...
The Talented Mr. Ripley is a 1955 psychological thriller novel by Patricia Highsmith. The novel introduced the character of con man Tom Ripley, whom Highsmith wrote about in four subsequent books.
Mar 24, 2021 · Patricia Highsmith was Tom Ripley without the charm. She was unhappy if an affair was going well, and stirred up trouble with her multiple women lovers — she could only write in a state of high...
Sep 27, 2021 · Patricia Highsmith, who published twenty-two novels, including “Deep Water” and “The Talented Mr. Ripley,” died in 1995, at the age of seventy-four.
Aug 18, 2022 · Untangling the contradictions of crime novelist Patricia Highsmith. Patricia Highsmith in 1942, age 21. In Alfred Hitchcock's 1951 movie Strangers on a Train, a man strikes up a...
