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The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith

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Ted Gioia
Jan 01, 2000
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You will invariably find the books of Patricia Highsmith shelved with the mystery novels at your local bookstore or library. Yet that itself may present a far more puzzling mystery than any included in her tales. Why isn't this probing psychological novelist awarded her rightful place alongside the mainstays of literary fiction? Her stories have more in…

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