{"product_id":"the-highsmith-reader-hardcover-by-patricia-highsmith-joan-schenkar","title":"The Highsmith Reader Hardcover by Patricia Highsmith;Joan Schenkar","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                \n                    \n                        \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                        \u003cul\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eWW Norton\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2010-11-23)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e736\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9780393080131\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e1070.5\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e23.88 x 16.76 x 4.06\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Patricia Highsmith's novels are peerlessly disturbing . . . bad dreams that keep us thrashing for the rest of the night.\"—\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe remarkable renaissance of Patricia Highsmith continues with the publication of \u003ci\u003ePatricia Highsmith: Selected Novels and Short Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, featuring two groundbreaking novels as well as a trove of penetrating short stories. With a critical introduction by Joan Schenkar, situating Highsmith's classic works within her own tumultuous life, this book provides a useful guide to some of her most dazzlingly seductive writing. \u003ci\u003eStrangers on a Train\u003c\/i\u003e (1950), transformed into a legendary film by Alfred Hitchcock, displays Highsmith's genius for psychological characterization and tortuous suspense, while \u003ci\u003eThe Price of Salt\u003c\/i\u003e (1952), with its lesbian lovers and a creepy PI, provides a thrilling and highly controversial depiction of \"the love that dare not speak its name.\" \u003ci\u003ePatricia Highsmith: Selected Novels and Short Stories\u003c\/i\u003e firmly establishes Highsmith's centrality to American culture by presenting key works that went on to influence a half-century of literature and film. Abandoned by the wider reading public in her lifetime, Highsmith finally gets the canonical recognition that is her due.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePatricia Highsmith\u003c\/b\u003e (1921–1995) was the author of more than twenty novels, including \u003ci\u003eStrangers on a Train, The Price of Salt\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Talented Mr. Ripley\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as numerous short stories.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoan Schenkar\u003c\/b\u003e, the author of the highly acclaimed biography \u003ci\u003eThe Talented Miss Highsmith\u003c\/i\u003e, lives in Paris and Greenwich Village.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoan Schenkar\u003c\/b\u003e, the author of the highly acclaimed biography \u003ci\u003eThe Talented Miss Highsmith\u003c\/i\u003e, lives in Paris and Greenwich Village.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                    \n                \n            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46553068273825,"sku":"BBSNIJ9780393080131","price":41.32,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9780393080131.jpg?v=1781725356","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/the-highsmith-reader-hardcover-by-patricia-highsmith-joan-schenkar","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}