Patricia Highsmith (1921–1995)
Författare till The Talented Mr. Ripley
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Patricia Highsmith wrote twenty-one novels including "Strangers on a Train" & the "Ripley" series. She died in 1995 in Switzerland, where she resided much of her life. (Publisher Provided) Patricia Highsmith (January 19, 1921 -- February 4, 1995) was an American novelist and short story writer, visa mer most widely known for her psychological thrillers, which led to more than two dozen film adaptations. She was born in Fort Worth, Texas. Highsmith grew up with her maternal grandmother in Astoria, Queens, and attended Barnard College. Her first novel, Strangers on a Train (1950), was adapted for stage and screen numerous times, notably by Alfred Hitchcock in 1951. In addition to her acclaimed series about murderer Tom Ripley, which was made into a film in 1955, she wrote many short stories, often macabre, satirical or tinged with black humor. Highsmith liked to examine the ways in which people can get to the point where they are capable of murder, as well as who they become after they have committed a crime. In carefully constructed stories and novels, she integrated this scrutiny of the human psyche into complex plots that often took unexpected twists. In Strangers on a Train, architect Guy Haines meets Charles Bruno on a train. Bruno conceives a plan to have Haines kill Bruno's father, while Bruno will kill Haines's wife. The effect that this plan has on Haines is the focus of the story. Highsmith's awards include: O. Henry Award for best publication of first story, for "The Heroine" in Harper's Bazaar (1946), Grand Prix de Littérature Policière, for The Talented Mr. Ripley (1957), and the Dagger Award -- Category Best Foreign Novel, for The Two Faces of January from the Crime Writers' Association of Great Britain (1964). Highsmith died of aplastic anemia and cancer in Locarno, Switzerland, at age 74. Her last novel, Small G: A Summer Idyll, was published one month after her death in 1995. (Bowker Author Biography) visa färre
Serier
Verk av Patricia Highsmith
Obras selectas:: Extraños en un tren ; A pleno sol ; El juego de los vivos ; Bajo la oscura tierra (1974) 9 exemplar
Folie à deux : three novels (Strangers on a train; The talented Mr. Ripley; This sweet sickness) (1988) 6 exemplar
Suspense ou a arte da fic©ʹ©Đo 4 exemplar
The Terrapin [short story] 4 exemplar
Σενάριο αγωνίας 2 exemplar
SNAILS, THE 2 exemplar
Strangers on a train; The talented Mr. Ripley; Ripley under ground; Ripley's game; The boy who followed Ripley (1991) 2 exemplar
This is not art : Newcastle guide 1 exemplar
Obras Escolhidas de Patricia Highsmith : A Casa Negra : Lenta, Lentamente ao Vento (2000) 1 exemplar
Patricia Highsmith. L'Homme qui racontait des histoires (The Story-teller), roman traduit de… (1966) 1 exemplar
Talentatul domn Ripley 1 exemplar
Eses dulce mal 1 exemplar
Claire Morgan : stop me feeling 1 exemplar
Editin dnevnik 1 exemplar
Under a Starry Sky 1 exemplar
Tremolor de l'engany, El 1 exemplar
Głęboka woda 1 exemplar
Ripley pod ziemią 1 exemplar
Ο αμερικάνος φίλος 1 exemplar
Ο ταλαντούχος κύριος Ρίπλεϊ 1 exemplar
Hoe schrijf ik een spannend boek 1 exemplar
Minerva: The Six Sisters, Book 1 1 exemplar
Essa Doce Obsessão 1 exemplar
Relatos de verano I 1 exemplar
La Cuartada Perfecta 1 exemplar
KOPEGIN FIDYESI 1 exemplar
Der Stoff des Wahnsinns 1 exemplar
Where the Action is and other Stories 1 exemplar
The World's Champion Ball-Bouncer 1 exemplar
Em Águas Profundas (Portuguese Edition) 1 exemplar
Claire Morgan : the sound of silence 1 exemplar
Chillers: The Day of Reckoning [1990 TV episode] — Writer — 1 exemplar
Skb̆nesvangert md̜e 1 exemplar
Der süße Wahn (Kriminalhörspiel) 1 exemplar
O diário de Edith 1 exemplar
11の物語 (ミステリアス・プレス文庫) 1 exemplar
Uczeń Ripleya 1 exemplar
Gra Ripleya 1 exemplar
Sol por testemunha, O 1 exemplar
Stranci u vlaku : roman 1 exemplar
Ripley debaixo d'água 1 exemplar
Deep water 1 exemplar
Em águas profundas (Portuguese Edition) 1 exemplar
Sereias no Campo de Golfe 1 exemplar
Chillers: Old Folks at Home [1990 TV episode] — Writer — 1 exemplar
Chillers: Something You Have to Live With [1990 TV episode] — Writer — 1 exemplar
O grito de um mocho 1 exemplar
Chillers: Puzzle [1990 TV episode] — Writer — 1 exemplar
Chillers: Slowly, Slowly in the Wind [1990 TV episode] — Writer — 1 exemplar
Chillers: The Stuff of Madness [1992 TV episode] — Writer — 1 exemplar
El jueo de Ripley (El amigo Americano) 1 exemplar
Chillers: Under A Dark Angels Eye [1992 TV episode] — Writer — 1 exemplar
Chillers: A Curious Suicide [1990 TV episode] — Writer — 1 exemplar
La rancon du chien 1 exemplar
Contos Póstumos 1 exemplar
Chillers: A Bird Poised to Fly [1992 TV episode] — Writer — 1 exemplar
Τά δύο πρόσωπα τοῦ Ἰανουαρίου 1 exemplar
As pessoas que nos batem à porta 1 exemplar
Elsie's Lebenslust : Roman 1 exemplar
RIPLEY`S GAME 1 exemplar
Il sogno della Emma C. (in La casa nera) 1 exemplar
Woodrow Wilson's Necktie [short fiction] 1 exemplar
Uno strano suicidio (in Schegge di vetro) 1 exemplar
Il vetro rotto (in Schegge di vetro) 1 exemplar
La preda del gatto (in La casa nera) 1 exemplar
Non era uno di noi (in La casa nera) 1 exemplar
Il cesto del terrore (in La casa nera) 1 exemplar
Disprezzo la tua vita (in La casa nera) 1 exemplar
Anziani in casa (in La casa nera) 1 exemplar
Pian piano nel vento (in Schegge di vetro) 1 exemplar
Accadde a Roma (in La casa nera) 1 exemplar
L'indeciso (in La casa nera) 1 exemplar
L'aquilone (in La casa nera) 1 exemplar
Il ritorno (in Gli occhi di mrs Blynn) 1 exemplar
Un assassino (in Gli occhi di mrs Blynn) 1 exemplar
Quelle albe maledette (in Schegge di vetro) 1 exemplar
Matto chi? (in Gli occhi di mrs Blynn) 1 exemplar
Another Bridge To Cross [Short Story] 1 exemplar
Hörspielesammlung 1 exemplar
Deep water; The two faces of January; Those who walk away; The tremor of forgery; A dog's ransom; The price of salt (1992) 1 exemplar
The Mobile Bed-Object [Short Story] 1 exemplar
Contes immaraux = Tales of immorality / 1 exemplar
Il Guardalumache (in Urla d'amore) 1 exemplar
The Quest for Blank Claveringi [Short Story] 1 exemplar
The Heroine [Short Story] 1 exemplar
The Barbarians [Short Story] 1 exemplar
Lo stagno (in Schegge di vetro) 1 exemplar
La casina per gli uccelli (in Urla d'amore) 1 exemplar
Dolce libertà! E un picnic sul prato della Casa Bianca (in Catastrofi più o meno naturali) 1 exemplar
Il presidente Buck Jones scende in campo e sventola la bandiera (in Catastrofi più o meno naturali) 1 exemplar
La rete (in Schegge di vetro) 1 exemplar
Un ottimo affare (in Gli occhi di mrs Blynn) 1 exemplar
Romantica (in La follia delle sirene) 1 exemplar
Il bottone (in La follia delle sirene) 1 exemplar
Roba da pazzi (in La follia delle sirene) 1 exemplar
Nella plaza (in Uccelli sul punto di volare) 1 exemplar
La macchina (in Uccelli sul punto di volare) 1 exemplar
La petite cuillère 1 exemplar
A Mighty Nice Man and Other Stories: Sechs Kurzgeschichten von der bekannten amerikanischen Autorin (2005) 1 exemplar
Ming's Biggest Prey [short story] 1 exemplar
One for the Islands [Short story] 1 exemplar
Siete Cuentos Misoginos (Spanish Edition) 1 exemplar
Der Schneckenforscher : eine Geschichte 1 exemplar
Entre les deux 1 exemplar
Der Fremde im Zug [Special Edition] [2 DVDs] 1 exemplar
La mano (in Piccoli racconti di misoginia) 1 exemplar
L'artista (in Piccoli racconti di misoginia) 1 exemplar
Lo que trajo el gato 1 exemplar
Associerade verk
Masterpieces of Terror and the Supernatural: A Treasury of Spellbinding Tales Old & New (1985) — Bidragsgivare — 522 exemplar
Troubled Daughters, Twisted Wives: Stories from the Trailblazers of Domestic Suspense (2013) — Bidragsgivare — 173 exemplar
The New Mystery: The International Association of Crime Writers' Essential Crime Writing of the Late 20th Century (1993) — Bidragsgivare — 62 exemplar
Women Crime Writers: Eight Suspense Novels of the 1940s and 1950s (2015) — Bidragsgivare — 59 exemplar
The Web She Weaves: An Anthology of Mystery and Suspense Stories by Women (1983) — Bidragsgivare — 52 exemplar
Simply the Best Mysteries: Edgar Award Winners and Front-Runners (1998) — Bidragsgivare — 41 exemplar
Antología del relato policial, aula de literatura, Bachillerato. Material auxiliar (1992) — Bidragsgivare — 40 exemplar
The Graphic Canon of Crime & Mystery, Vol. 1: From Sherlock Holmes to A Clockwork Orange to Jo Nesbø (2017) — Bidragsgivare — 35 exemplar
Murder on the Menu: Cordon Bleu Stories of Crime and Mystery, Volume 2 (1993) — Bidragsgivare — 20 exemplar
Tales of Obsession: Mystery Stories of Fatal Attractions and Deadly Desires (1994) — Bidragsgivare — 16 exemplar
Früher war mehr Strand: Hinterhältige Reisegeschichten (2007) — Författare, vissa utgåvor — 10 exemplar
Ellery Queen's Anthology #32: Magicians of Mystery (Fall/Winter 1976) (1976) — Bidragsgivare — 9 exemplar
Dolly Dolittle's crime club 2 @Schreckliche Geschichten und Cartoons (1977) — Författare — 5 exemplar
Boucher's choicest; a collection of Anthony Boucher's favorites from Best detective stories of the year (1969) — Bidragsgivare — 3 exemplar
Classic Crime Stories: 13 Tales from Edgar Allan Poe to Lawrence Block (2007) — Bidragsgivare — 2 exemplar
Den lystige bedemand og andre hårrejsende historier af gæster i Poe-klubben (1975) — Författare, vissa utgåvor — 2 exemplar
Appendici in giallo 1 (racconti) — Bidragsgivare — 1 exemplar
George Clooney. El nuevo seductor. El Pais semanal — Författare — 1 exemplar
Taggad
Allmänna fakta
- Namn enligt folkbokföringen
- Plangman, Mary Patricia (birth)
- Andra namn
- Morgan, Claire
- Födelsedag
- 1921-01-19
- Avled
- 1995-02-04
- Begravningsplats
- Cimitero di Tegna, Tegna, Ticino, Switzerland
- Kön
- female
- Nationalitet
- USA
- Födelseort
- Fort Worth, Texas, USA
- Dödsort
- Locarno, Switzerland
- Dödsorsak
- aplastic anemia and lung cancer
- Bostadsorter
- New York, New York, USA
Mexico
Positano, Italy
New Hope, Pennsylvania, USA
Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England, UK
Rome, Italy (visa alla 13)
Earl Soham, Suffolk, England, UK
Hammamet, Tunisia
Fontainebleau, France
Moncourt, Lorraine, France
Aurigeno, Switzerland
Montmachoux, France
Tegna, Switzerland - Utbildning
- Barnard College (BA|1942)
- Yrken
- novelist
short story writer - Relationer
- Kerr, M. E. (domestic partner)
- Priser och utmärkelser
- Chevalier de Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (1990)
O. Henry Award (1946)
Grand Prix de Littérature Policière (1957)
Silver Dagger Award (1964)
Prix de l'Humour noir Xavier Forneret (1975) - Kort biografi
- Patricia Highsmith was born Mary Patricia Plangman in Fort Worth, Texas, and moved with her mother and stepfather to New York City as as small child. She was a voracious reader, and among her early favorites were Sherlock Holmes stories. She also developed an interest in abnormal psychology and read the case studies featured in The Human Mind by Dr. Karl Menninger. She began writing stories as a teenager. She graduated from Barnard College in 1942, and contributed short stories to magazines such as Harper's Bazaar. Her remarkable debut novel, Strangers on a Train, was published in 1950; Alfred Hitchcock adapted the book into a now-classic film the following year.
Her next work, The Price of Salt (1952), published under the pen name Claire Morgan, was a major success. It was republished under her own name in 1990 as Carol. The Talented Mr. Ripley (1955) launched her most enduring character, Tom Ripley, a charming psychopath. He also was the protagonist of four more novels, including her last book, Ripley Under Water (1991). Highsmith is famous for exploring the dark and morally ambiguous aspects of life in these and other works, including The Blunderer (1954), Deep Water (1957), This Sweet Sickness (1960), The Cry of the Owl (1962), The Tremor of Forgery (1969), and Edith's Diary (1977). In the early 1960s, she moved to Europe, where she led an isolated life. In her career, she published 8 collections of short stories and 22 novels, and is usually classified as one of the great crime writers of all time.
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Group Read, March 2023: The Talented Mr. Ripley i 1001 Books to read before you die (mars 2023)
Patricia Highsmith i Library of America Subscribers (november 2021)
June 2019: Patricia Highsmith i Monthly Author Reads (juli 2019)
The Snails - Foolscap Press i Fine Press Forum (februari 2017)
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