- Fiction, general, New York Times reviewed, Fiction, psychological, Faith
Dans la veine introspective du ##Journal d'Edith##, un roman cruel et quasi sadique qui n'est pas un récit criminel, mais sécrète un malaise inquiétant ... car "ceux qui frappent à la porte" font partie d'une secte qui devient une fin en soi.
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- contemplativerelentless
- warmbleak
- contemporarynostalgic
- earnestironic
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- Author
- Patricia Highsmith
- First published
- 1983
- Pages
- 330
- Publisher
- William Heinemann Ltd, Virago, W.W. Norton
- Editions
- 18
- Language
- French, English, German, Italian
- ISBN
- 9782253060208
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“Arthur flung the stone with calculated aim.”
Patricia Highsmith (January 19, 1921 – February 4, 1995) 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. She wrote 22 novels and numerous short stories throughout her career spanning nearly five decades, and her work has led to more than two dozen film adaptations. Her writing derived influence from existentialist literature, and questioned notions of identity and popular morality. She was dubbed "the poet of apprehension" by novelist Graham Greene. Her first novel, *Strangers on a Train*, has been adapted for stage and screen, the best known being the Alfred Hitchcock film r
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