by Patricia Highsmith · Editorial Anagrama · tapa dura · ISBN 9788433914736
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«El hechizo de Elsie» is the suspense novel by Patricia Highsmith, published by Editorial Anagrama in hardback (280 pages, in Spanish).
Elsie, a beautiful and ambitious young woman who arrives in Greenwich Village, captivates men and women with her appeal. A puritan obsessed with protecting her and a married couple who introduce her to fashion cross her path. Obsession and tragedy lead to murder; the novel portrays desire and the clash between conservatism and liberalism.
Volume 27 of Anagrama's Compactos collection. Translation by Jordi Beltrán; original title: 'Found in the Street' (1986).
For readers of crime fiction and psychological suspense, especially 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.
