The Talented Mr. Ripley, Ripley Under Ground, Ripley's Game: Introduction by Grey Gowrie Hardcover - 1999
by Patricia Highsmith; Introduction by Grey Gowrie
Three classic crime novels by a master of the macabre appear here together in hardcover for the first time. Ripley, " is soon to be released from Miramax starring Gwyneth Paltrow, Cate Blanchett, and Matt Damon.
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Three classic crime novels by a master of the macabre appear here together in
hardcover for the first time. Suave, agreeable, and completely amoral, Patricia Highsmith's hero, the
inimitable Tom Ripley, stops at nothing--not even murder-- to accomplish hisgoals. In achieving for himself the opulent life that he was denied as a child,
Ripley shows himself to be a master of illusion and manipulation and adisturbingly sympathetic combination of genius and psychopath. As Highsmith
navigates the mesmerizing tangle of Ripley's deadly and sinister games, she turnsthe mystery genre inside out and takes us into the mind of a man utterly
indifferent to evil. The Talented Mr. Ripley
In a chilling literary hall of mirrors, Patricia Highsmith introduces Tom Ripley. Like a hero in a latter-day Henry James novel, is sent to Italy with a commission to coax a prodigal young American back to his wealthy father. But Ripley finds himself very fond of Dickie Greenleaf. He wants to be like him--exactly like him. Suave, agreeable, and utterly amoral, Ripley stops at nothing--certainly not only one murder--to accomplish his goal. Turning the mystery form inside out, Highsmith shows the terrifying abilities afforded to a man unhindered by the concept of evil. Ripley Under Ground
In this harrowing illumination of the psychotic mind, the enviable Tom Ripley has a lovely house in the French countryside, a beautiful and very rich wife, and an art collection worthy of a connoisseur. But such a gracious life has not come easily. One inopportune inquiry, one inconvenient friend, and Ripley's world will come tumbling down--unless he takes decisive steps. In a mesmerizingnovel that coolly subverts all traditional notions of literary justice, Ripley enthralls us even as we watch him perform acts of pure and unspeakable evil. Ripley's Game
Connoisseur of art, harpsichord aficionado, gardener extraordinaire, and genius of improvisational murder, the inimitable Tom Ripley finds his complacency shaken when he is scorned at a posh gala. While an ordinary psychopath might repay the insult with some mild act of retribution, what Ripley has in mind is far more subtle, and infinitely more sinister. A social slight doesn't warrant murder of course-- just a chain of events that may lead to it.
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- Title The Talented Mr. Ripley, Ripley Under Ground, Ripley's Game: Introduction by Grey Gowrie
- Author Patricia Highsmith; Introduction by Grey Gowrie
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition 2nd Printing
- Pages 904
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Everyman's Library, New York
- Date 1999-10-12
- Features Bookmark, Dust Cover, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780375407925 / 0375407928
- Weight 2.03 lbs (0.92 kg)
- Dimensions 8.26 x 5.22 x 2.03 in (20.98 x 13.26 x 5.16 cm)
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Themes
- Cultural Region: British
- Library of Congress subjects Serial murderers, Criminals
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 99038147
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
Media reviews
Citations
- Entertainment Weekly, 01/21/2000, Page 99
- Ingram Advance, 10/01/1999, Page 143
- Library Journal, 11/01/1999, Page 130
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