Ripley's Game

作者 Patricia Highsmith著
出版社 W.W. Norton & Co.
出版时间 2008年5月
ISBN 9780393332124
定价 168.00

内容简介

LivingonhisposhFrenchestatewithhiselegantheiresswife,TomRipley,onthecuspofmiddleage,isnolongerthestrivingcomerofTheTalentedMr.Ripley.Havingaccruedconsiderablewealththroughalongcareerofcrimeforgery,extortion,serialmurderRipleystillfindshisappetiteunquenchedandlongstogetbackinthegame.InRipley'sGame,firstpublishedin1974,PatriciaHighsmith'sclassicchameleonrelishestheopportunitytosimultaneouslyrepayaninsultandhelpafriendcommitacrimeandescapethedoldrumsofhisidyllicretirement.ThisthirdnovelinHighsmith'sseriesisoneofhermostpsychologicallynuancedparticularlymemorableforitsdark,absurdhumorandwashailedbycriticsforitsabilitytomanipulatethetropesofthegenre.WiththecreationofRipley,oneofliterature'smostseductivesociopaths,HighsmithanticipatedthelikesofNormanBatesandHannibalLecteryearsbeforetheirappearance.

作者简介

PatriciaHighsmithwasborninFortWorth,Texasin1921butmovedtoNewYorkwhenshewassix.Inhersenioryearsheeditedthecollegemagazine,havingdecidedtobecomeawriterattheageofsixteen.HerfirstnovelStrangersonaTrain,wasmadeintoafamousfilmbyAlfredHitchcockin1951.PatriciaHighsmithdiedinLocarno,Switzerlandin1995.HerlastnovelSmallg:ASummerIdyllwaspublishedposthumouslyjustoveramonthlater--ThistextreferstoanalternatePaperbackedition.

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