by Patricia Highsmith · Edicions 62 · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788429721287
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«El crit de l'òliba» is the psychological suspense novel by Patricia Highsmith, published by Edicions 62 in paperback (256 pages, in Catalan).
Engineer Robert Forester, recently divorced and depressed, settles in a small town in Pennsylvania. From his house he watches Jenny Thierolf, a young neighbour who seems happy; when she discovers him, instead of reporting him she invites him for coffee, and that unexpected relationship triggers a series of fatal events.
Novel originally published in English as The Cry of the Owl in 1962 and translated into Catalan by Hortènsia Curell i Gotor. It is part of the El Balancí collection.
For readers of crime fiction and psychological suspense, as well as for fans 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.
