by Patricia Highsmith · Everest De Ediciones Y distribucion · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788439592969
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«El amigo americano (El juego de Ripley)» is the suspense novel by Patricia Highsmith, published by Everest in paperback (254 pages, in Spanish).
Tom Ripley is the center of a story of suspense and crime. The novel combines a marked psychological nuance with black humor and, according to critics, manipulates the rules of the crime genre, keeping the focus on the character's psychology.
Ripley series, book 3 of 4; originally published as Ripley's Game in 1974 and shortlisted for the CWA Silver Dagger.
For readers of crime fiction and psychological suspense, especially those who follow the Tom Ripley series or seek classics by 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.
