Title: The talented Miss Highsmith : the secret life and serious art of Patricia Highsmith /
Authors: Schenkar, Joan.
Publisher: St. Martin's Press,
Year: 2009
Subjects: Highsmith, Patricia,; Bisexuals United States Biography.; Authors, American Biography
Abstract: 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.
Contents: 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.