- Art forgers, Criminals, Fiction, Psychopaths
Tom Ripley passes his leisured days at his French country estate tending the dahlias, practicing the harpsichord, and enjoying the company of his lovely wife, Heloise. Never mind the bloodstains on the basement floor.
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Classical in form, bleak, grave and intimate.
- classical in formformally daring
- warmbleak
- gravecomic
- intimateepic
- earnestironic
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- Author
- Patricia Highsmith
- First published
- 1991
- Pages
- 313
- Publisher
- Distributed by Random House, Vintage Books, W.W. Norton
- Editions
- 11
- Language
- German, French, Portuguese, English
- ISBN
- 9780393066333
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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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