Nothing That Meets the Eye: The Uncollected Stories of Patricia Highsmith

Highsmith, Patricia

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a gigolo-like psychopath preys on unfulfilled career women; a lonely spinster's fragile hold on reality is tethered to the bottle; an estranged postal worker invents homicidal fantasies about his coworkers. While some stories anticipate the diabolical narratives of the Ripley novels, others possess a Capra-like sweetness that forces us to see the author in a new light. From this new collection, a remarkable portrait of the American psyche at mid-century emerges, unforgettably distilled by the inimitable eye of Patricia Highsmith. Author Biography: Patricia Highsmith is the author of such class (more) a gigolo-like psychopath preys on unfulfilled career women; a lonely spinster's fragile hold on reality is tethered to the bottle; an estranged postal worker invents homicidal fantasies about his coworkers. While some stories anticipate the diabolical narratives of the Ripley novels, others possess a Capra-like sweetness that forces us to see the author in a new light.

From this new collection, a remarkable portrait of the American psyche at mid-century emerges, unforgettably distilled by the inimitable eye of Patricia Highsmith. Author Biography: Patricia Highsmith is the author of such classics as Strangers on a Train and The Talented Mr.

Ripley . Born in Fort Worth, Texas, she died in 1995 in Locarno, Switzerland.

Table Of Content..

. The Mightiest Mornings 3 Uncertain Treasure 27 Magic Casements 37 Miss Juste and the Green Rompers 53 Where the Door Is Always Open and the Welcome Mat Is Out 61 In the Plaza 79 The Hollow Oracle 101 The Great Cardhouse 113 The Car 129 The Still Point of the Turning World 147 The Pianos of the Steinachs 163 A Mighty Nice Man 191 Quiet Night 197 Doorbell for Louisa 203 A Bird in Hand 225 Music to Die By 241 Man's Best Friend 253 Born Failure 267 A Dangerous Hobby 283 The Returnees 297 Nothing That Meets the Eye 317 Two Disagreeable Pigeons 335 Variations on a Game 343 A Girl like Phyl 359 It's a Deal 381 Things Had Gone Badly 393 The Trouble with Mrs.

Blynn, the Trouble with the World 409 The Second Cigarette 419 Afterword 437 Notes on the Stories 451 Similar Title..

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