Nothing that meets the eye : the uncollected stories of Patricia Highsmith
Highsmith, Patricia (, 1921-1995)
Nothing that meets the eye : the uncollected stories of Patricia Highsmith - 1st ed - New York : Norton , c2002. - 455 p. ; 24 cm.
The late, prolific Highsmith is best known to readers for the canny, resourceful, elegant, and amoral Mr. Ripley. And, to writers, for her elegant, crafted prose. The novel form aside, the short story might be her best medium, riveting attention on her twists (plot and psychological), her use of language, and her experiments with viewpoint. Of the 28 stories collected here, many were previously published, but none are readily available. Those in the first section (to 1948) show a surprising attention to women's viewpoints and a developing sense of the illuminative power of a single moment, as in "The Still Point of the Turning World." The second section (from 1952 on) is more male-dominated and characteristic, and the best stories here (like "A Girl Like Phyl" where the illumination is ironic and shatters a life) could really be said to burn with Pater's "hard, gemlike flame."
9780393051872
2002070121
Short stories
FIC HIG
Nothing that meets the eye : the uncollected stories of Patricia Highsmith - 1st ed - New York : Norton , c2002. - 455 p. ; 24 cm.
The late, prolific Highsmith is best known to readers for the canny, resourceful, elegant, and amoral Mr. Ripley. And, to writers, for her elegant, crafted prose. The novel form aside, the short story might be her best medium, riveting attention on her twists (plot and psychological), her use of language, and her experiments with viewpoint. Of the 28 stories collected here, many were previously published, but none are readily available. Those in the first section (to 1948) show a surprising attention to women's viewpoints and a developing sense of the illuminative power of a single moment, as in "The Still Point of the Turning World." The second section (from 1952 on) is more male-dominated and characteristic, and the best stories here (like "A Girl Like Phyl" where the illumination is ironic and shatters a life) could really be said to burn with Pater's "hard, gemlike flame."
9780393051872
2002070121
Short stories
FIC HIG
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