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Considered to be the first lesbian pulp novel to break the pulp publishing industryenforced pattern of tragic consequences for its lesbian heroines, the price of salt was written by patricia highsmith under the pseudonym, claire morgan the author of strangers on a train and the talented mr. This novel introduced the character of tom ripley, who returns in four subsequent novels. The talented mr ripley script in late 1950s new york, tom ripley, a young underachiever, is sent to europe to retrieve a rich and spoiled millionaire playboy, named dickie greenleaf. The talented mr ripley by highsmith, patricia ebook. The talented mr ripley ebook by patricia highsmith. Highsmith reads like a mannerly jim thompson, especially once things start going off the rails. Ripley, ripley under ground, ripley s game everymans library pdf download, read online the talented mr. Patricia highsmith 19211995 was the author of more than twenty novels, including strangers on a train, the price of salt and the talented mr.
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