The Talented Mr. Ripley
of Patricia Highsmith
Series: Ripley #1
Description
Since his debut in 1955, Tom Ripley has evolved into the ultimate bad boy sociopath, influencing countless novelists and filmmakers. In this first novel, we are introduced to suave, handsome Tom Ripley: a young striver, newly arrived in the heady world of Manhattan in the 1950s. A product of a broken home, branded a "sissy" by his dismissive Aunt Dottie, Ripley becomes enamored of the moneyed world of his new friend, Dickie Greenleaf. This fondness turns obsessive when Ripley is sent to Italy to bring back his libertine pal but grows enraged by Dickie's ambivalent feelings for Marge, a charming American dilettante. A dark reworking of Henry James's The Ambassadors, The Talented Mr. Ripleyâis up to his tricks in a 90s film and also Rene Clement's 60s film, "Purple Noon."
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Book Details
- Format Paperback
- Pages 320 pages
- Publisher W. W. Norton Company
- Publication Date June 17th 2008
- First Publication 10/28/55
- Language English
- ISBN 9780393332148
- Edition Not informed
- Category Fiction
- Scenario ['Italy', 'New York City, New York (United States)', 'Italian Riviera (Italy)']
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