The talented Miss Highsmith, the secret life and serious art of Patricia Highsmith, Joan Schenkar
Type
Label
The talented Miss Highsmith, the secret life and serious art of Patricia Highsmith, Joan Schenkar
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [657]-660) and index
resource.biographical
individual biography
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
The talented Miss Highsmith
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
654318542
Responsibility statement
Joan Schenkar
Sub title
the secret life and serious art of Patricia Highsmith
Summary
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
Table Of 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