Patricia Highsmith, the author of classic psychological thrillers such as Strangers on a Train and The Talented Mr. Ripley, would have turned 100 on Tuesday. She spent the last 14 years of her life in southern Switzerland, alone but not lonely.

2021年1月19日 · Patricia Highsmith, the author of classic psychological thrillers such as Strangers on a Train and The Talented Mr. Ripley, would have turned 100 on Tuesday. She spent the last 14 years of her...

2024年5月3日 · Joanna Murray-Smith’s SWITZERLAND is a captivating exploration of Patricia Highsmith, the literary titan who enthralled readers with tales of murder, intrigue, and the darkest corners of the human psyche.

2023年2月7日 · EXCLUSIVE: Oscar winner Helen Mirren is set to star as celebrated author Patricia Highsmith in new movie Switzerland, whose plot will mirror one of the Tom Ripley novels for which the...

Patricia Highsmith published twenty novels, seven books of short stories, and many essays, newspaper articles and book reviews. She owed much of her fame to the five Ripley novels featuring the multiple murderer Tom Ripley, who always somehow manages to …

2006年3月29日 · But American writer Patricia Highsmith preferred the quiet life, living out her last days in Switzerland. Highsmith wrote 22 novels, several of which were turned into films by such greats...

2025年1月29日 · Switzerland is an upcoming thriller film directed by Anton Corbijn and written by Joanna Murray-Smith ... Olivia Cooke. Premise. A young man travels from New York to Switzerland to try and persuade acclaimed thriller writer Patricia Highsmith to write one final installment of her Tom Ripley series, with his efforts gradually turning more ...

2023年2月7日 · Helen Mirren will star as acclaimed author Patricia Highsmith in Switzerland, an upcoming thriller depicting a fictional encounter with a persistent literary agent. The film will be directed by...

5 天之前 · Patricia Highsmith kam 1921 in Fort Worth, Texas, auf die Welt, lebte zuerst in den USA, dann in Europa. Zuletzt in der Schweiz, wo sie 1995 starb.

Patricia Highsmith wrote more than 20 novels, plus many short stories, essays and articles for the media. She owed much of her fame to the five Ripley novels, featuring the murderer and anti-hero Tom Ripley, who always somehow managed to cover up his tracks.