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At the "Small g", a Zurich bar known for its not exclusively gay clientele, the lives of a small community are played out one summer. Rickie Markwalder, a designer whose young lover Peter was murdered six months before, and his performing dog Lulu are regulars at the bar, as are dour, jealous Renate, a seamstress, and her teenage apprentice Luisa. Into all their lives comes Teddie, impressionable and beautiful, and a catalyst for he series of events that will change all their lives.
Patricia Highsmith's final novel is an intricate exploration of love and sexuality, the depths of spite and the triumph of human kindness.
About the author
Patricia Highsmith (geboren am 19.1.1921, Fort Worth/Texas, gestorben 4.2.1995, Locarno, begraben in Tegna/Tessin) wuchs in Texas und New York auf. Studium der Literatur und Zoologie. Erste Kurzgeschichten an der Highschool, erster Lebensunterhalt als Comictexterin, erster Welterfolg 1950 mit ihrem Romanerstling "Zwei Fremde im Zug", dessen Verfilmung durch Alfred Hitchcock sie über Nacht weltberühmt machte.
