The Talented Mr Ripley, 9780349006963
Hardcover
Deadly obsession: One man’s talent for becoming someone else.

The Talented Mr Ripley

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  • Hardcover

    352 pages

  • Release Date

    10 August 2015

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Summary

Become Someone Else: The Talented Mr. Ripley

Tom Ripley journeys to Italy, tasked with persuading a wayward young American to return to his affluent father. However, Ripley develops a deep fascination with Dickie Greenleaf, desiring to emulate him perfectly. Suave, charming, and utterly devoid of morals, Ripley will go to any length to achieve his ambition.

THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY marks the unforgettable debut of this sophisticated con artist, whose knack for murder…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780349006963
ISBN-10:0349006962
Series:VMC
Author:Patricia Highsmith, John Sutherland
Publisher:Little, Brown Book Group
Imprint:Virago Press Ltd
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:352
Release Date:10 August 2015
Weight:497g
Dimensions:205mm x 152mm x 30mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

I’m a huge Highsmith fan. If there’s one book I wish I’d written, it’s The Talented Mr Ripley - Sarah Waters

An outstanding thriller which has deservedly become a classic - The Times

Ripley - amoral, hedonistic and charming - is a genuinely original creation. It is hard to imagine anyone interested in modern fiction who has not read the Ripley novels - Daily Telegraph

I love [Highsmith] so much … what a revelation her writing was - Wall Street Journal

About The Author

Patricia Highsmith

Patricia Highsmith (1921-1995) was born in Fort Worth, Texas, and moved to New York when she was six. In her senior year, she edited the college magazine, having decided at the age of sixteen to become a writer. Her first novel, Strangers on a Train (1950), was made into a classic film by Alfred Hitchcock in 1951. The Talented Mr Ripley (1955), introduced the fascinating anti-hero Tom Ripley, and was made into an Oscar-winning film in 1999 by Anthony Minghella. Highsmith died in Locarno, Switzerland, in February 1995. Her last novel, Small g: A Summer Idyll, was published posthumously, the same year.

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