by Patricia Highsmith · El País, Serie Negra nº1, 2004, Madrid. · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788496246621
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«El talento de Mr. Ripley» is the psychological suspense novel by Patricia Highsmith, published by El País in the Serie Negra (paperback, 318 pages).
Tom Ripley, a manipulative and unscrupulous young man, travels to Italy with the task of convincing the bohemian son of a wealthy American businessman to return home. His ambition and desire for social advancement drag him into a spiral of lies, fraud, and violence.
First novel in the Ripley series, originally published in 1955. This Spanish edition includes a translation by Jordi Beltrán.
A work for readers of crime fiction and psychological thrillers who enjoy ambiguous characters and suspenseful plots.
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.
