Search results
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.
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.
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...
Apr 3, 2024 · She never murdered anyone—as far as we know—but the iconic author’s diaries and biographies reveal that the devious Highsmith had a lot in common with her most infamous character.
Mar 21, 2023 · Known for her psychopathic antiheroes and novels such as “The Talented Mr. Ripley” and “The Price of Salt,” Highsmith was a tangle of contradictions.
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.
Aug 18, 2022 · Untangling the contradictions of crime novelist Patricia Highsmith Highsmith's writing was full of fakes, forgeries and falsehoods, revealing not only what her characters concealed, but...
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...
Jan 18, 2021 · Patricia Highsmith, the doyenne of the psychological suspense novel, was born in Texas one hundred years ago this January. Her five Ripley thrillers – the so-called “Ripliad” – are among ...
A best-selling writer in Germany, France, Austria, and England, Highsmith lacked a substantial American audience and was better known for the film adaptations of her work. In 1963 she...
