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Description edit
Patricia Highsmith, one of the great writers of 20th Century American fiction, had a life as darkly compelling as that of her favorite "hero-criminal," talented Tom Ripley. In this revolutionary biography, Joan Schenkar paints a riveting portrait, from Highsmith's birth in Texas to... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Patricia Highsmith: Add a description of this character.
- Mother Mary
- Mr. Ripley
- Ellen Hill
- Pat Highsmith
- Willie Mae
- Kingsley
- Mary Highsmith
- Tabea Blumenschein
- Caroline Besterman
- Tom Ripley
- Daniel Keel
- Rosalind Constable
- Doris
- Monique
- Yaddo
- Barnard
- Stanley Highsmith
- Marion Aboudaram
- Marc Brandel
- Ginnie
- Margot Johnson
- Harper
- Walter
- Chloe
- Buffie Johnson
- Bruno
- Meaker
- Dr. Klein
- Coates
- Therese
- Gregory
- Kathryn
- Edith
Setting & Locations edit
- New York City
- Paris
- London
- Manhattan
- Switzerland
- Europe
- Texas
- United States
- Moncourt
- France
- America
- Fort Worth
- Mexico
- Tegna
- Aurigeno
- New Hope
- Berlin Film Festival
- Zurich
- Train
- England
- Suffolk
- Greenwich Village
- Taxco
- Venice
- Rome
- Sangor-pines
- Munich
- Positano
- Pennsylvania
- Tangier
- Germany
- Virginia
- Dostoyevsky
- Massachusetts
- Alabama
- Astoria
- East Fifty-sixth Street
- Italy
- Montmachoux
- Lenox
- Islington
- Ticino
- Florence
- Charlotte
- Upper East Side
- Acapulco
- Vogue
Authors & Contributors edit
- Joan Schenkar (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 2009
ISBN: 0312303750
Page Count: 704
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 2009
ISBN: 0312303750
Page Count: 704
Awards edit
- Lambda Literary Award (2010: Lesbian Memoir/Biography)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.54
Subjects edit
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