Patricia Highsmith: 68 books

"Highsmith is no more a practitioner of the murder mystery genre...than are Doestoevsky, Faulkner and Camus."—Joan Smith, Los Angeles Times The Patricia Highsmith renaissance continues with Nothing That Meets the Eye, a brilliant collection of twenty-eight psychologically penetrating...

A major new reissue of the work of a classic noir novelist. With the acclaim for The Talented Mr. Ripley, more film projects in production, and two biographies forthcoming, expatriate legend Patricia Highsmith would be shocked to see that she has finally arrived in her homeland. Throughout...

“Patricia Highsmith’s novels are peerlessly disturbing . . . bad dreams that keep us thrashing for the rest of the night.” —The New Yorker Ray Garrett, a wealthy young American living in Europe, is grieving over the death of his wife. Ray is at a loss for why she would take her own...

Napoli, anni cinquanta. Il giovane e spiantato Tom Ripley sbarca da New York in missione per conto del ricco Mr. Greenleaf. Deve convincere il figlio di lui, Dickie, a ritornare in America. Ma l’incontro con Dickie, un ragazzo bellissimo che dalla vita ha avuto tutto, fa nascere un’idea nella...

Die Geschichte von Carol Aird - einer verheirateten, gesellschaftlich gutgestellten, reifen Frau und Mutter - und der neunzehnjährigen Therese Belivet, die verlobt ist, Bühnenbildnerin werden möchte und als Teilzeitverkäuferin arbeitet. Während Therese vom ersten Augenblick an von Carol fasziniert...

Groteske Geschwüre, die auf einem Friedhof in Österreich ins Unermessliche wachsen; riesige Kakerlaken, gegen alle Insektenmittel resistent, die in einem New Yorker Apartment-Haus das Kommando übernehmen; eine UNO-Mission, die in Afrika grausam endet; Wale, der Papst, ein waffenverliebter US-Präsident...

»>Der Junge, der Ripley folgte<, mein viertes Ripley-Buch, ist die Geschichte eines Jungen, der seinen Vater umgebracht hat und der Ripley aufsucht, um es ihm zu gestehen und um zu versuchen, seine Gewissenslast zu erleichtern. Ripley meint, es sei ihm gelungen, den Sechzehnjährigen zu beruhigen,...

"Highsmith's writing is wicked . . . it puts a spell on you, after which you feel altered, even tainted." —Entertainment Weekly With Norton's publication of The Black House, Patricia Highsmith's entire body of work is now back in print. First published in 1981, this volume is one...

Long out of print, this Highsmith classic resurfaces with a vengeance. The great revival of interest in Patricia Highsmith continues with the publication of this novel that will give dog owners nightmares for years to come. With an eerie simplicity of style, Highsmith turns our next-door neighbors...

Long out of print, this Highsmith classic resurfaces with a vengeance. The great revival of interest in Patricia Highsmith continues with the publication of this legendary, cultish short story collection. With an eerie simplicity of style, Highsmith turns our next-door neighbors into sadistic...

The first stage adaptation of Patricia Highsmith's famous crime novel Tom Ripley is a criminal with an ambiguous past. He is sent to Italy by a wealthy financier to try and coax home the rich man's son. In the process Ripley becomes both attracted and seduced, finding the murder the only way...

Claire Morgan, una autora desconocida y que eligió permanecer en el más absoluto anonimato, publicó en 1952 una novela, El precio de la sal, notablemente audaz para la época. Los críticos trataron el libro con una mezcla de desconcierto y respeto, pero el éxito de público fue inmediato, y se...

A major new reissue of the work of a classic noir novelist. With the acclaim for The Talented Mr. Ripley, more film projects in production, and two biographies forthcoming, expatriate legend Patricia Highsmith would be shocked to see that she has finally arrived in her homeland. Throughout...

"Highsmith's writing is wicked . . . it puts a spell on you, after which you feel altered, even tainted."—Entertainment Weekly With Norton's publication of Slowly, Slowly in the Wind, Patricia Highsmith's entire body of work is now back in print. First published in 1979, this volume...