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Nothing that meets the eye : the uncollected stories of Patricia Highsmith

By:

Highsmith, Patricia, (, 1921-1995)

Contributor(s):

Ingendaay, Paul

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Norton , c2002.Edition: 1st edDescription: 455 p. ; 24 cmISBN:

9780393051872

Genre/Form:

Short stories

DDC classification:

FIC HIG

Summary: 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."

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Fiction / Ficción	Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C. Sala Ingles	General	FIC HIG (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		025950

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."

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