Sep 13, 2024 · ‘My encounter with one of crime fiction’s truly legendary names, Patricia Highsmith, was memorable – to say the least. What’s more, it conformed to the image that is …

Oct 28, 2021 · On 26 November, Andrew Wilson discusses Highsmith’s life and her influence on his new novel, Five Strangers (HarperCollins), written under the pseudonym E.V. Adamson. …

It looks as though we’re about to see a resurgence of interest in American crime writer Patricia Highsmith and frankly, it’s about time. This month brings the re-release of her book The Two …

Aug 18, 2022 · Some of those pages reveal a bitter, hateful woman whose rants are filled with racism, antisemitism and misogyny. Yet filmmaker Eva Vitija says that person contradicts …

Aug 18, 2022 · Untangling the contradictions of crime novelist Patricia Highsmith Highsmith's writing was full of fakes, forgeries and falsehoods, revealing not only what her characters …

Apr 3, 2024 · She never murdered anyone—as far as we know—but the iconic author’s diaries and biographies reveal that the devious Highsmith had a lot in common with her most …

Jul 25, 2014 · The decadelong revival of classic crime novelist Patricia Highsmith continues apace, with a film of The Two Faces of January starring Viggo Mortensen and Kirsten Dunst …

Dec 8, 2009 · Texas-born Patricia Highsmith has long attracted readers with her cunning grasp of criminal psychology in such suspenseful novels as “ Strangers on a Train ” (1950) and a series …

Apr 2, 2024 · In late October 1951, the 31-year-old author Patricia Highsmith travelled to Positano on the Amalfi Coast, attempting to escape from the complications of her life and career in the US.

Patricia Highsmith (born Mary Patricia Plangman; January 19, 1921 – February 4, 1995) [1] was an American novelist and short story writer widely known for her psychological thrillers, …