{"product_id":"patricia-highsmith-selected-novels-and-short-stories-hardcover","title":"Patricia Highsmith: Selected Novels and Short Stories - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePatricia Highsmith\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJoan Schenkar\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eJoan Schenkar\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe remarkable renaissance of Patricia Highsmith continues with the publication of \u003cem\u003ePatricia Highsmith: Selected Novels and Short Stories\u003c\/em\u003e, featuring two groundbreaking novels as well as a trove of penetrating short stories. With a critical introduction by Joan Schenkar, situating Highsmith's classic works within her own tumultuous life, this book provides a useful guide to some of her most dazzlingly seductive writing. \u003cem\u003eStrangers on a Train\u003c\/em\u003e (1950), transformed into a legendary film by Alfred Hitchcock, displays Highsmith's genius for psychological characterization and tortuous suspense, while \u003cem\u003eThe Price of Salt\u003c\/em\u003e (1952), with its lesbian lovers and a creepy PI, provides a thrilling and highly controversial depiction of the love that dare not speak its name. \u003cem\u003ePatricia Highsmith: Selected Novels and Short Stories\u003c\/em\u003e firmly establishes Highsmith's centrality to American culture by presenting key works that went on to influence a half-century of literature and film. Abandoned by the wider reading public in her lifetime, Highsmith finally gets the canonical recognition that is her due.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 644\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.76 x 9.38 x 6.64 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 06, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51755699011872,"sku":"9780393080131","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/a5eef65eae7121c911be5308956efbdd.webp?v=1780066248","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/patricia-highsmith-selected-novels-and-short-stories-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}