by Patricia Highsmith · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788432037597
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«A merced del viento» is a collection of twelve short stories by Patricia Highsmith, published by Planeta in paperback (193 pages, in Spanish).
Twelve tales of suspense and mystery in which Patricia Highsmith portrays the psychology of her characters with precision. Guilt and the search for justice appear in stories such as «A lo hecho, pecho», «El estanque» and «La corbata de Woodrow Wilson».
Volume 29 of the Contemporánea Collection, with a translation by Helena Valentí of the English original «Slowly, slowly in the wind» (1979).
Recommended for readers of short stories, mystery and crime fiction, especially those who follow the work of Patricia Highsmith.
Patricia Highsmith was an American novelist and short story writer widely known for her psychological thrillers, including her series of five novels featuring the character Tom Ripley. She wrote 22 novels and numerous short stories in a career spanning nearly five decades, and her work has led to more than two dozen film adaptations. Her writing was influenced by existentialist literature and questioned notions of identity and popular morality. She was dubbed "the poet of apprehension" by novelist Graham Greene.
