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Highsmith: A Romance of the 1950's
Patricia Highsmith, author of such classics as The Talented Mr. Ripley and Strangers on a Train, was a writer who defied simple categorization. Gore Vidal called her: "One of the greatest modernist writers." The Cleveland Plain Dealer rightly commented: "Patricia Highsmith is often called a mystery or crime writer, which is a bit like calling Picasso a draftsman."
To young novelist Marijane Meaker, however, Highsmith was more than a role model. Shortly after the two met in a New York City lesbian bar, they became lovers and embarked on a two year romance amidst the bohemian set of Greenwich Village and the literary crowd of Fire Island. There, the pair navigated the underground lesbian scene, lunched with literary stars like Janet Flanner, shared intimacies, and gossiped with abandon. Written with wit and brassy candor, Highsmith: A Romance of 1950s is a revealing look at the controversial icon of popular American fiction.
To young novelist Marijane Meaker, however, Highsmith was more than a role model. Shortly after the two met in a New York City lesbian bar, they became lovers and embarked on a two year romance amidst the bohemian set of Greenwich Village and the literary crowd of Fire Island. There, the pair navigated the underground lesbian scene, lunched with literary stars like Janet Flanner, shared intimacies, and gossiped with abandon. Written with wit and brassy candor, Highsmith: A Romance of 1950s is a revealing look at the controversial icon of popular American fiction.
216 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2003
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Marijane Meaker
14 books20 followersMarijane Meaker is also known as M.E. Kerr, Ann Aldrich, and Vin Packer.
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January 18, 2023
¡Este libro es de lo más entretenido que he encontrado últimamente! Quizá sea porque tengo un enfermizo patrón de enamorarme de escritoras muertas y obsesionarme con sus vidas por meses, pero me encantó conocer tan de cerca a Highsmith: sus neurosis y sus pasiones, sus costumbres y sus peculiaridades, sus necedades e inconformidades, y todo a través de la magistral narración de Meaker, de tan buena memoria y ojo para los detalles importantes. En ciertas partes lo disfruté tanto porque llegué a envidiar su estilo de vida basado en salir con amigos, beber varias veces al día, escribir, y hacer el amor. Ciertos detalles resultan sumamente memorables, como lo del intento de aborto de la madre de Highsmith, la anécdota de las niñas que las descubrieron y no regresaron, o el leitmotiv de la navaja suiza. A veces con un carácter periodístico; otras, con uno más íntimo, Meaker nos conduce a través de su amor y desamor de la manera más fascinante.
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