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Format:
Book
Title:
The talented Mr. Ripley
Other title(s):
Talented Mister Ripley
ISBN:
9780679742296
Edition:
First Vintage crime/Black Lizard edition.
Publication:
New York : Vintage Books, a division of Random House, Inc., 1992.
Physical Description:
295 pages ; 21 cm.
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General Note:
Originally published: New York : Coward-McCann, 1955.
Summary:
In a chilling literary hall of mirrors, Patricia Highsmith introduces Tom Ripley. Like a hero in a latter-day Henry James novel, Ripley is sent to Italy with a commission to coax a prodigal young American back to his wealthy father. But Ripley finds himself very fond of Dickie Greenleaf. He wants to be like him, exactly like him. Suave, agreeable, and utterly amoral, Ripley stops at nothingcertainly not only one murderto accomplish his goal. Turning the mystery form inside out, Highsmith shows the terrifying abilities afforded to a man unhindered by the concept of evil. - Publisher.
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