Patricia Highsmith






Patricia Highsmith

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born
January 19, 1921

died
February 04, 1995

gender
female

place of birth
Fort Worth, Texas, The United States

genre
Mystery & Thrillers, Literature & Fiction


about this author

Patricia Highsmith was an American novelist who is known mainly for her psychological crime thrillers which have led to more than two dozen film adaptations. Strangers on a Train has been adapted to the screen three times, notably by Alfred Hitchcock in 1951. In addition to her acclaimed series about murderer Tom Ripley, she wrote many short stories, often macabre, satirical or tinged with black humor.


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Patricia Highsmith. (2007, October 15). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 21:00, October 19, 2007, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patricia_Highsmith&oldid=164780810




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The Talented Mr. Ripley The Talented Mr. Ripley (Ripley, #1)(Vintage Classics)
by Patricia Highsmith
avg rating 3.86 — 1,812 ratings — published 1955
52 editions
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Strangers on a Train Strangers on a Train
by Patricia Highsmith
avg rating 3.95 — 546 ratings — published 1950
29 editions
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Ripley's Game Ripley's Game (Ripley, #3)(Vintage Classics)
by Patricia Highsmith
avg rating 3.90 — 422 ratings — published 1974
19 editions
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Ripley Under Ground Ripley Under Ground
by Patricia Highsmith
avg rating 3.77 — 408 ratings — published 1970
16 editions
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The Price of Salt The Price of Salt
by Patricia Highsmith
avg rating 3.72 — 383 ratings — published 1984
13 editions
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The Talented Mr. Ripley, Riple... The Talented Mr. Ripley, Ripley Under Ground, Ripley's Game
by Patricia Highsmith
avg rating 4.04 — 270 ratings — published 1999
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The Boy Who Followed Ripley The Boy Who Followed Ripley
by Patricia Highsmith
avg rating 3.76 — 233 ratings — published 1980
14 editions
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Ripley Under Water Ripley Under Water
by Patricia Highsmith
avg rating 3.83 — 199 ratings — published 1991
16 editions
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The Selected Stories of Patric... The Selected Stories of Patricia Highsmith
by Patricia Highsmith
avg rating 4.10 — 134 ratings — published 2001
2 editions
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Little Tales of Misogyny Little Tales of Misogyny
by Patricia Highsmith
avg rating 3.83 — 111 ratings — published 1977
13 editions
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"But there was not a moment when she did not see Carol in her mind, and all she saw, she seemed to see through Carol. That evening, the dark flat streets of New York, the tomorrow of work, the milk bottle dropped and broken in her sink, became unimportant. She flung herself on her bed and drew a line with a pencil on a piece of paper. And another line, carefully, and another. A world was born around her, like a bright forest with a million shimmering leaves."
Patricia Highsmith (Carol)
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"Then Carol slipped her arm under her neck, and all the length of their bodies touched fitting as if something had prearranged it. Happiness was like a green vine spreading through her, stretching fine tendrils, bearing flowers through her flesh. She had a vision of a pale white flower, shimmering as if seen in darkness, or through water. Why did people talk of heaven, she wondered"
Patricia Highsmith (The Price of Salt)
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""My imagination functions better when I don't have to speak to people."
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Patricia Highsmith
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