The talented Miss Highsmith : the secret life and serious art of Patricia Highsmith /
Schenkar, Joan.
New York : Picador : St. Martin's Press,
2011.
Reveals the dark private life of the successful twentieth-century writer, chronicling her Texas origins through her self-exile in Europe and offering insight into the influence of Tom Ripley and the Hitchcock film inspired by her first novel.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [657]-660) and index.
Reveals the dark private life of the successful twentieth-century writer, chronicling her Texas origins through her self-exile in Europe and offering insight into the influence of Tom Ripley and the Hitchcock film inspired by her first novel.
1. How to Begin -- 2. Simple Act of Forgery -- 3. La Mamma -- 4. Greek Games -- 5. Alter Ego -- 6. Social Studies -- 7. Les Girls -- 8. Real Romance of Objects -- 9. Cake That Was Shaped Like a Coffin -- Appendix 1 : Just the Facts -- Appendix 2 : Patricia Highsmith's New York -- Appendix 3 : Charts, Maps, Diagrams, and Plans.
Highsmith, Patricia, 1921-1995.
Authors, American
Bisexuals