Dec 8, 2021 · After he rips open Hill’s Christmas present, Highsmith writes, “I should have throttled the dog if he had torn up my manuscript.” (When, years later, Highsmith vaguely writes, “I have this evening been accused of hopeless, incorrigible jealousy. Manifesting itself in the destruction of a dog,” I did begin to wonder…)

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 infamous character.

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, including her series of five novels featuring the character Tom Ripley.She wrote 22 novels and numerous short stories in a career spanning nearly five decades, and her work has led to …

Jul 19, 2024 · As the new Ripley series on Netflix continues to bring in stellar reviews, you may have found yourself wondering who created this enigmatic character. He was created by author Patricia Highsmith in The Talented Mr. Ripley, her fourth book.

Mar 31, 2024 · Highsmith proudly called herself a “Jew hater” and referred to the Holocaust as “the semicaust”, claiming that its genocide had not gone far enough. Her attitudes to other races were just ...

Dec 12, 1999 · Susannah Clapp on the deadpan horrors of Patricia Highsmith’s work, including “The Talented Mr. Ripley,” and what films, such as Alfred Hitchcock’s “Strangers on a Train,” get wrong.

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 concealed, but...

Dec 18, 2012 · One reason is relatively mundane: she died. Apart from dying being a prerequisite for canonization, with Highsmith's death in 1995 her prohibition on giving critics and biographers access to her personal papers also expired.

Sep 7, 2021 · Patricia Highsmith was the author of The Price of Salt (1952): the inspiration for the film Carol (2015). It was the first lesbian novel with a happy ending. However, while many adored her, Patricia Highsmith was not known as a particularly cheerful person.

Aug 25, 2016 · Patricia Highsmith is a literary wildcard. Her work may be considered amateurish by book snobs whose primary concern is high art, and too fully-formed for genre fans whose primary concern is entertainment. But I’ve gotten the impression that neither of these phenomena is …