Under a Dark Angel's Eye - The Selected Stories of Patricia Highsmith

'By opening this book, you've given Patricia Highsmith permission to follow you, catch you, take you apart. Get ready to run' CARMEN MARIA MACHADO

'Every story shimmers like a dark gem . . . this collection is not to be missed' MEGAN ABBOTT

'I love Highsmith so much . . . What a revelation her writing is' GILLIAN FLYNN

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About the author

Patricia Highsmith (1921-1995) was born in Fort Worth, Texas, and moved to New York when she was six. In her senior year, she edited the college magazine, having decided at the age of sixteen to become a writer. Her first novel, Strangers on a Train (1950), was made into a classic film by Alfred Hitchcock in 1951. The Talented Mr Ripley (1955), introduced the fascinating anti-hero Tom Ripley, and was made into an Oscar-winning film in 1999 by Anthony Minghella. Highsmith died in Locarno, Switzerland, in February 1995. Her last novel, Small g: A Summer Idyll, was published posthumously, the same year.

Summary

Published to celebrate the centenary of one of the twentieth century's most influential writers, this is the most comprehensive volume of Highsmith's short fiction. Includes two newly discovered stories.

Foreword

Published to celebrate the centenary of one of the twentieth century's most influential writers, this is the most comprehensive volume of Highsmith's short fiction. Includes two newly discovered stories.

Product details

• Authors: Patricia Highsmith
• Assisted by: Carmen Maria Machado (Introduction)
• Publisher: Virago Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.01.2021
• EAN: 9780349014760
• ISBN: 978-0-349-01476-0
• No. of pages: 640
• Dimensions: 164 mm x 238 mm x 52 mm
• Series: Virago modern classics
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; FICTION / Thrillers / General, FICTION / Classics, FICTION / Horror, Psychological thriller, Classic horror & ghost stories, Classic horror and ghost stories