by Patricia Highsmith · Editorial Anagrama · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788433914750
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«Carol» is Patricia Highsmith's novel of love between women, published by Editorial Anagrama in paperback (328 pages, in Spanish).
The story begins when Therese Belivet, a young set designer working as a shop assistant, meets Carol, an elegant, recently divorced woman buying a doll for her daughter. An immediate attraction arises between them, leading to a love affair conditioned by social conventions and the precariousness of their happiness.
The novel was originally published as «The Price of Salt». This edition is number 144 in Anagrama's Compactos Collection, with a Spanish translation by Isabel Núñez and José Aguirre.
A read for those seeking a classic of LGBTQ+ literature and a love story with Patricia Highsmith's narrative tension.
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.
