1. Patricia Highsmith Patricia Highsmith (19211995) - Mary Patricia (née Plangman, stepfather s name Highsmith); has also written as Claire Morgan http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/highsm.htm

Choose another writer in this calendar: by name: A B C D ... Z by birthday from the calendar Credits and feedback TimeSearch for Books and Writers by Bamber Gascoigne Patricia Highsmith (1921-1995) American mystery writer, whose works were especially successful in Europe. Highsmith has explored the psychology of guilt and abnormal behavior in a world without firm moral ground. Often her novels deal with questions of fading identity and double personality. She also published several volumes of short stories in the fields of fantasy, horror, and comedy. Alfred Hitchcock's Strangers on a Train was based on Highsmith's novel and her series character, Tom Ripley, has inspired several films. "But the beauty of the suspense genre is that a writer can write profound thoughts and have some sections without physical action if he wishes to, because the framework is an essentially lively story. Crime and Punishment is a splendid example of this. In fact, I think most of Dostoyevsky's books would be called suspense books, were they being published today for the first time. But he would be asked to cut, because of production costs." (from Plotting and Writing Suspense Fiction Patricia Highsmith was born in Fort Worth, Texas, and grew up in New York. Her parents, who separated before she was born, were both commercial artists. Her father was of German descent and she did not meet him until she was twelve - the surname Highsmith was from her stepfather. For much of her early life she was cared for by her maternal grandmother. Her great-grandmother Willi Mae was "a Scot, very practical, though with a great sense of humor, and very lenient with me," Highsmith later recalled.

2. Patricia Highsmith - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia Patricia Highsmith (January 19, 1921 February 4, 1995) was an American novelist who is known mainly for her psychological thrillers which have led to more http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patricia_Highsmith

Patricia Highsmith From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation search 1962 publicity photo of Patricia Highsmith Patricia Highsmith January 19 February 4 ) was an American novelist who is known mainly for her psychological thrillers which have led to more than two dozen film adaptations. Strangers on a Train has been adapted to the screen three times, notably by Alfred Hitchcock in 1951. In addition to her acclaimed series about murderer Tom Ripley , she wrote many short stories , often macabre, satirical or tinged with black humor Contents Early life Career Personal life Novels ... edit Early life Born Mary Patricia Plangman just outside Fort Worth Texas , she was raised first by her maternal grandmother and later by her mother and stepfather, who were both commercial artists. Highsmith's mother Mary divorced her father five months before her birth. The young Highsmith had an intense, complicated relationship with her mother and resented her stepfather, although in later years she sometimes tried to win him over to her side of the argument in her confrontations with her mother. According to Highsmith, her mother once told her that she had tried to abort her by drinking turpentine . Highsmith never resolved this love-hate relationship , which haunted her for the rest of her life, and which she fictionalized in her short story "The Terrapin", in which a young boy stabs his mother to death.

3. Patricia Highsmith --  Britannica Online Encyclopedia Britannica online encyclopedia article on Patricia Highsmith American novelist and shortstory writer who is best known for psychological thrillers, http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9000443/Patricia-Highsmith

var britAdCategory = "literature"; Already a member? LOGIN Encyclopædia Britannica - the Online Encyclopedia Home Blog Advocacy Board ... Free Trial Britannica Online Content Related to this Topic This Article's Table of Contents Patricia Highsmith Print this Table of Contents Linked Articles Alfred Hitchcock Raymond Chandler Shopping New! Britannica Book of the Year The Ultimate Review of 2007. 2007 Britannica Encyclopedia Set (32-Volume Set) Revised, updated, and still unrivaled. New! Britannica 2008 Ultimate DVD/CD-ROM The world's premier software reference source. Patricia Highsmith Page 1 of 1 born Jan. 19, 1921, Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. died Feb. 4, 1995, Locarno, Switz. original name Mary Patricia Plangman American novelist and short-story writer who is best known for psychological thrillers, in which she delved into the nature of guilt, innocence, good, and evil. Highsmith, who took her stepfather's name, graduated from Barnard College, New York City, in 1942 and traveled to Europe in 1949, eventually settling there. In 1950 she published Highsmith, Patricia...

4. Patricia Highsmith - Wikipedia Translate this page Patricia Highsmith schrieb vor allem anspruchsvolle, psychologisch tiefgründige Kriminalromane sowie Kurzgeschichten. Im Vordergrund ihrer Werke steht nicht http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patricia_Highsmith

Patricia Highsmith aus Wikipedia, der freien Enzyklop¤die Wechseln zu: Navigation Suche Patricia Highsmith (eigentlich Mary Patricia Plangman) (* 19. Januar in Fort Worth Texas 4. Februar in Locarno Schweiz ) war eine US-amerikanische Schriftstellerin. Highsmith schrieb auch unter dem Pseudonym Claire Morgan. Inhaltsverzeichnis Leben und Leistungen Kindheit und Jugend Die Schriftstellerin Fr¼he Erfolge ... Bearbeiten Leben und Leistungen Patricia Highsmith schrieb vor allem anspruchsvolle, psychologisch tiefgr¼ndige Kriminalromane sowie Kurzgeschichten . Im Vordergrund ihrer Werke steht nicht die Aufkl¤rung von Verbrechen („Whodunnit“), sondern die Umst¤nde („Whydunnit“), die einen unauff¤lligen Durchschnittsmenschen ins Verbrechen treiben. Sie interessierte sich weniger f¼r die moralischen Aspekte ihrer Geschichten als f¼r das Innenleben ihrer Protagonisten. Wesentliche Anregung bekam sie durch das Buch The Human Mind (nicht auf Deutsch erschienen) des deutsch-amerikanischen Psychiaters Karl A. Menninger Dostojewski Nietzsche Poe ... Sartre und Camus Neben ihrem erz¤hlerischen Werk hat Highsmith 1966 den Essay Plotting and writing suspense fiction (eine Art Werkstattbericht) ver¶ffentlicht. 1958 illustrierte sie das Kinderbuch

5. Gerald Peary - Interviews - Patricia Highsmith Patricia Highsmith. Toronto. An hour after disembarking from a plane from Zurich, minutes after a leap through a hotel shower, Patiricia Highsmith, 66, http://www.geraldpeary.com/interviews/ghi/highsmith.html

Patricia Highsmith Toronto. An hour after disembarking from a plane from Zurich, minutes after a leap through a hotel shower, Patiricia Highsmith, 66, has slipped into slacks and loafers to meet me, the press. The author of Strangers of a Train, the Ripley novels, and other suspense classics made into movies (Wim Wenders's The American Friend, from Ripley's Game remains the best-known European adaptation) introduces herself guardedly. "Call me Pat," she says, shaking hands. She is determined to be cooperative, though burnt in the past by other (rare) interviews. "I only know it takes weeks to recover, as if one had been in a car accident," she wrote in 1967. "I think J.D. Salinger is correct in granting no interviews, and in making no speeches." Twenty years after, Highsmith has been coaxed to take part in the Toronto International Festival of Authors, to read publicly from her latest novel, Found in the Street, and even to appear on a panel with other writers concerning books made over into films. This is a coup for the eight-year-old Toronto festival. No one can recall when Highsmith last left Europe to venture into the public arena in North America. Highsmith, however, sighs at the repeated press descriptions of her as a "recluse." "It's because I prefer to live in the country where it's quiet." Where exactly she won't say, though it is in a two-street town in the Italian part of Switzerland, three-and-a-half hours from Zurich. "Woody Allen movies there are dubbed into Italian," she says.

6. Highsmith Patricia Switzerland Patricia Highsmith continued the Ripley series with Ripley Under Ground in 1970, The Boy Who Followed Ripley in 1980 and Ripley Under Water in 1991. http://switzerland.isyours.com/e/celebrities/bios/60.html

Contact About Site map Search Living and investing in Switzerland Home Swiss Residency Swiss bank accounts Tourist Guide ... Search Patricia Highsmith Contact us About us Site map Visit our other sites ... www.housesearch.ch Celebrities in Switzerland: Patricia Highsmith Home Celebrities in Switzerland Highsmith, Patricia (1921 - 1995) USA Writer TI The American queen of the murder mystery lived in Locarno in the canton of Ticino . Born Mary Patricia Plangman in 1921, in Fort Worth, Texas, she was taken in by her grandmother after her parents' separation. During her teens, she demonstrated a talent for painting and sculpture, and this was when she began writing short stories. She went to Julia Richmond Highschool in New York and went on to receive a degree in Latin, English and Greek in 1942. She wrote her first novel in 1950, Strangers on a Train , which was an immediate international bestseller and inspired Alfred Hitchcock's film of the same name . Under the pen name of Claire Morgan , she published The Price of Salt in 1953, which sold almost a million copies. Her greatest success came in 1955 with The Talented Mr. Ripley

7. Plotting And Writing Suspense Fiction By Patricia Highsmith - Review - Fiction W Patricia Highsmith, the author of The Talented Mr Ripley, shares her writing life, letting us into her thought processes around many of her books and short http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art35732.asp

forum radio shops sweeps ... Writing for Children All times in EST Autism Spectrum Disorders: 4:00 PM Full Schedule Fiction Writing Site Elsa Neal BellaOnline's Fiction Writing Editor Plotting And Writing Suspense Fiction by Patricia Highsmith - Review Recommended Patricia Highsmith was the successful author of many suspense thrillers, including Strangers on a Train, which Alfred Hitchcock made into a compelling movie in 1951, and The Talented Mr Ripley. In Plotting And Writing Suspense Fiction Highsmith shares her writing life, letting us into her thought processes around many of her books and short stories. As such, Plotting And Writing Suspense Fiction reads like a pleasant chat with this talented author. The book is geared towards beginner writers, but more experienced writers might also enjoy this as a light read on the subject if they are fans of, or at least familiar with, Highsmith’s work. The second half of Plotting And Writing Suspense Fiction contains a study of Highsmith’s novel The Glass Cell , and is very interesting for writers of any level. While knowledge of this book can add more insight, it is not necessary to have read it beforehand, unless you wish to avoid spoiling the ending for a later reading. Highsmith references many of her novels and short stories, and those of other suspense writers, and some of the shorts in particular may now be almost impossible to track down. Nevertheless her descriptions and analyses of these are fully sufficient to illustrate her discussions.

8. Patricia Highsmith Patricia Highsmith. Patricia Highsmith AKA Mary Patricia Plangman. Born 19Jan-1921 Birthplace Fort Worth, TX Died 4-Feb-1995 Location of death Locarno, http://www.nndb.com/people/106/000113764/

This is a beta version of NNDB Search: All Names Living people Dead people Band Names Book Titles Movie Titles Full Text for Patricia Highsmith AKA Mary Patricia Plangman Born: 19-Jan Birthplace: Fort Worth, TX Died: 4-Feb Location of death: Locarno, Switzerland Cause of death: Cancer - Leukemia Gender: Female Race or Ethnicity: White Sexual orientation: Bisexual Occupation: Novelist Nationality: United States Executive summary: Strangers on a Train Boyfriend: Marc Brandel (novelist) Girlfriend: Marijane Meaker (author, "M. E. Kerr", dated 1959-61) High School: Julia Richmond High School University: BA, Barnard College (1942) Risk Factors: Alcoholism Author of books: Strangers on a Train , novel) The Price of Salt , novel, pseudo. Claire Morgan) The Blunderer , novel) The Talented Mr. Ripley , novel) Deep Water , novel) A Game for the Living , novel) This Sweet Sickness , novel) The Two Faces of January , novel) The Cry of the Owl , novel) The Glass Cell , novel) A Suspension of Mercy , novel) Plotting and Writing Suspense Fiction Those Who Walk Away , novel) The Tremor of Forgery , novel) Ripley Under Ground , novel) The Snail-Watcher and other stories , short stories) Eleven , short stories) A Dog's Ransom , novel) Ripley's Game , novel) Little Tales of Misogyny , short stories) The Animal-Lover's Book of Beastly Murder , short stories) Edith's Diary , novel) Slowly, Slowly in the Wind

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Home Recommended Reading List Recommended by You Forums ... Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit >> Patricia Highsmith Carol (Bloomsbury) Leave your comments in the forum >> Further Reading >> Synopsis Therese first glimpses Carol in the New York department store where she is working as a sales assistant. Carol is choosing a present for her daughter; she looks preoccupied, exuding an aura of elegance as perfect as a secret. Standing ther at the counter, Therese is wholly unprepared for the first shock of love. First published under a psuedonym in 1952, Carol is a love story told with compelling wit and eroticism, and consummate tenderness. Biography Patricia Highsmith was born in Fort Worth, Texas, in 1921. Her first novel, Strangers on a Train, was made into a film by Alfred Hitchcock in 1951. The Talented Mr Ripley, published in 1955, was awarded the Edgar Allan Poe Scroll by the Mystery Writers of America and introduced the anti-hero Tom Ripley, who was to appear in several of her later crime novels. Patricia Highsmith spent much of her life in England, France and Switzerland. She died in Locarno, Switzerland, in February 1995. Her last novel, Small g: A Summer Idyll, was published posthumously just over a month later. Contributors Testimonials I first read Carol as a teenager, drawn to the Edward Hopper portrait on the cover. I always judge a book by its cover. It was a painting of two women framed by the window of an otherwise empty late night diner: appropriate as Carol uttterly transports the reader to a very 1950s New York. It is told from the point of view of Therese, an articulate but touchingly naive young woman who has taken a temporary job in a department store at Christmas time, and who finds with a shock that she has locked eyes with a customer.

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11. Review Of Plotting And Writing Suspense Fiction By Patricia Highsmith Patricia Highsmith was the successful author of many suspense thrillers, including Strangers on a Train, which Alfred Hitchcock made into a compelling movie http://www.hearwritenow.com/reviews/art_and_writing/suspense.htm

REVIEW Plotting and writing suspense Fiction by Patricia Highsmith More reviews: On Writing by Stephen King The Right to Write by Julia Cameron The Inspired Heart by Jerry Wennstrom Patricia Highsmith was the successful author of many suspense thrillers, including Strangers on a Train, which Alfred Hitchcock made into a compelling movie in 1951, and The Talented Mr Ripley. In Plotting And Writing Suspense Fiction Highsmith shares her writing life, letting us into her thought processes around many of her books and short stories. As such, Plotting And Writing Suspense Fiction reads like a pleasant chat with this talented author. The book is geared towards beginner writers, but more experienced writers might also enjoy this as a light read on the subject if they are fans of, or at least familiar with, Highsmith’s work. The second half of Plotting And Writing Suspense Fiction contains a study of Highsmith’s novel The Glass Cell , and is very interesting for writers of any level. While knowledge of this book can add more insight, it is not necessary to have read it beforehand, unless you wish to avoid spoiling the ending for a later reading. Highsmith references many of her novels and short stories, and those of other suspense writers, and some of the shorts in particular may now be almost impossible to track down. Nevertheless her descriptions and analyses of these are fully sufficient to illustrate her discussions. I found very interesting Highsmith’s discussion of the use of “gimmicks” sometimes used by mediocre writers to cover up a formulaic plot. These could include scientific or forensic jargon or detailed police procedure, or even the holding back of important details from the reader which would allow them to solve the mystery too easily. Highsmith believes that suspense books don’t need tricks and formulae if they are well-written. Although the suspense genre is by nature a lighter read than a more literary book, Highsmith sees no reason why it shouldn’t be strongly plotted and contain well-rounded characters.

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15. Patricia Highsmith Biography And Summary Patricia Highsmith biography with 147 pages of profile on Patricia Highsmith sourced from encyclopedias, critical essays, summaries, and research journals. http://www.bookrags.com/Patricia_Highsmith

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16. Internet Book List :: Author Information: Patricia Highsmith Patricia Highsmith was born Mary Patricia Plangman but took her stepfather s name when she began writing mysteries such as Strangers on a Train (1950) which http://www.iblist.com/author572.htm

@import "http://www.iblist.com/css/site.css"; Books by Title by Author by Genre by Rating Authors by Name by Rating Series by Name by Genre by Rating IBList About Forums Donate Contact ... Statistics User Register Author Information: Patricia Highsmith View all 1 Images Comment! Rating: Weighted - 8.34 / Average - of 10 (5 votes) Comments: show them Biography's Source: Biography: Patricia Highsmith was born Mary Patricia Plangman but took her stepfather's name when she began writing mysteries such as Strangers on a Train (1950) which Alfred Hitchcock filmed in 1951, and The Talented Mr. Ripley (1955) recently made into a movie. When The Price of Salt was published in 1952, she used the pseudonym Claire Morgan, and it wasn't until 1984 that she agreed to allow the book to appear under the name Highsmith. The Price of Salt is considered the first lesbian novel to have a happy ending. Collections: Little Tales of Misogyny (1977) Anthologies: Beyond the Curtain of Dark (1966) Gourmet Crook Book, the (1976) Best of Mystery, the (1976) Book of Cats, the (1976) ... American Crime Stories (2001) Novels: Strangers on a Train (1950) Talented Mr. Ripley, the (1955)

17. Patricia Highsmith - Authors - Books - Fine Arts - News Raymond Chandler adapted the screenplay from Patricia Highsmith’s novel and the film, in general, is one of Hitchcock’s best. That I didn t enjoy it as much http://www.wikio.com/fine_arts/books/authors/patricia_highsmith

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18. Patricia Highsmith Home Page In a cruel twist of irony, Texasborn patricia highsmith (1921-1995) is being recognized only after her death for her inestimable genius in her native land. http://www.wwnorton.com/catalog/featured/highsmith/home.htm

Home Page About Patricia Highsmith The Books Read the story "The Mobile Bed-Object" Read the Reviews ... W.W. Norton Home Time In a cruel twist of irony, Texas-born Patricia Highsmith (1921-1995) is being recognized only after her death for her inestimable genius in her native land. With the savage humor of Waugh and the macabre sensibility of Poe, she brought a distinctly contemporary acuteness to her prolific body of noir fiction. Thirty years before David Lynch's Blue Velvet , Highsmith's novels and stories shattered the cool veneer of idyllic American suburbia. Living in self-imposed exile in Switzerland and France for most of her life, Highsmith, from this far-off vantage point, felt the freedom to express her uniquely haunting literary imagination.

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Search for a writer: (enter last name) Or browse our list: A B C D ... Books of the World Author: Highsmith, Patricia Date and Place of birth: b. Jan. 19, 1921, Forth Worth, Texas, U.S. d. Feb. 4, 1995, Lucarno, Switzerland Life and Works: American mystery writer, whose works were especially successful in Europe. Highsmith has explored the psychology of guilt and abnormal behavior in a world without firm moral ground. Often her novels deal with questions of fading identity and double personality. She also published several volumes of short stories in the fields of fantasy, horror, and comedy. Alfred Hitchcock's Strangers on a Train was based on Highsmith's novel and her series character, Tom Ripley, has inspired several films. Patricia Highsmith was born in Fort Worth, Texas, and grew up in New York. Her mother, Mary, was a commercial artist. Her father was Jay Bernard Plangman. However, her parents were divorced four months before she was born. When Patricia was three her mother then married Stanley Highsmith. Patricia was unaware that Stanley Highsmith was not he biological father until she was 10. She met Jay Bernard Plangman when she was 12. This gave her a confused sense of identity. For much of her early life she was cared for by her maternal grandmother. She was educated at Barnard College, where she studied English Latin, and Greek, earning her B.A. in 1942. As a child and in his youth Highsmith showed talents in arts - she painted and remained talented sculptor, but she had determined to be a writer. She had written as a teenager stories and after leaving college she worked with comic books, supplying the writers with plots. Before her first book, Highsmith had a number of jobs, including that of a saleswoman at a New York Store.

20. Patricia Highsmith: A Who2 Profile patricia highsmith s first novel, Strangers on a Train (1950) was made into a successful film by Alfred Hitchcock, but she is probably more famous for her. http://www.who2.com/patriciahighsmith.html

@import url("http://www.who2.com/css/standard_gamma.css"); Find Famous People Fast! Who2 FAQ Who2 Blog For Students Contact Who2 Browse by Name: A B C D ... Z Patricia Highsmith Writer Patricia Highsmith's first novel, Strangers on a Train (1950) was made into a successful film by Alfred Hitchcock , but she is probably more famous for her creation of Tom Ripley, the amoral protagonist who appeared in several of her novels. She is considered one of the more literary novelists in the crime genre. From 1963 until her death, the reclusive Highsmith lived in Europe. Four Good Links Patricia Highsmith Neat little one page biography, with list of works Books by Patricia Highsmith Read about and order some of her books The Talented Mr. Ripley Movie Rumors about the 1999 movie with Matt Damon Sisters in Crime Pro-female mystery book group Vital Stats Birth 19 January Birthplace Fort Worth Texas Death 4 February age 74 Best Known As Crime author and creator of Tom Ripley Something in Common with Highsmith Born on 19 January Born in 1921 Born in Texas Born in Fort Worth, Texas

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