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008			071016s2002 nyu 000 1 eng
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020			_a9780393051872
082	1		_aFIC HIG
100	1		_aHighsmith, Patricia _d(, 1921-1995)
245	1	0	_aNothing that meets the eye _b: the uncollected stories of Patricia Highsmith
250			_a1st ed
260			_aNew York _b: Norton _c, c2002.
300			_a455 p. _c; 24 cm.
520			_aThe 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."
655		7	_aShort stories
700	0		_aIngendaay, Paul
942			_cMO
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