The Essential Patricia Highsmith. Known for her psychopathic antiheroes and novels such as “The Talented Mr. Ripley” and “The Price of Salt,” Highsmith was a tangle of contradictions.

The same might be said of Highsmith. Her story begins in Fort Worth, Texas, in 1921. Abandoned by her father in infancy, a love-hate relationship with her mother left deeper scars.

As we near the 25th anniversary of the acclaimed Oscar-nominated big screen adaptation of Patricia Highsmith's most infamous creation, The Talented Mr. Ripley, Netflix has released a striking new ...

Provided one enjoys this bleaker brand of storytelling, Highsmith's highest-rated books on Goodreads are a good place to ...

Filmmaker Eva Vitija explores the life and career of Patricia Highsmith, author of ‘Strangers on a Train’ and ‘The Talented Mr. Ripley’ September 6, 2022 More than 2 years ago 2 min ...

No one wrote antiheroes like Patricia Highsmith. Take Tom Ripley, the “suave, agreeable, and utterly amoral” conman protagonist of her 1955 thriller The Talented Mr Ripley, who lies, cheats ...

Patricia Highsmith, as seen in ‘Loving Highsmith.’ (Ellen Rifkin Hill/Courtesy Swiss Social Archives) The film also gives us a sense of what it was like for Highsmith growing up amid the ...

Steve Zaillian’s gorgeous black-and-white Ripley is a chance to meet Patricia Highsmith’s The Talented Mr. Ripley once more. Highsmith (1921–1995) wrote 22 novels, ...

The mercurial life of novelist Patricia Highsmith, author of "Strangers on a Train" and "Carol," is explored in the documentary "Loving Highsmith." ...

In Alfred Hitchcock's 1951 movie Strangers on a Train, a man strikes up a conversation with a seatmate, leading to an indecent proposal. In Anthony Minghella's 1999 film The Talented Mr. Ripley, a ...