by Patricia Highsmith · Alianza Editorial Sa · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788420605784
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«Pequeños cuentos misóginos» is Patricia Highsmith's collection of short stories, published by Alianza Editorial in paperback (113 pages, in Spanish).
A collection of satirical vignettes in which Highsmith portrays female archetypes, questioning gender prejudices. From seemingly ordinary women, the author builds unsettling figures with latent tension and black humor. A work combining irony and social criticism.
Originally published in 1975 as Little Tales of Misogyny; this Spanish edition from Alianza is from 1992.
For short story readers and admirers of Patricia Highsmith who appreciate satire and black humor around gender relations.
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.
