Patricia Highsmith and the Romance of Being A Man/Man of Leisure in The Talented Mr. Ripley

Out of all her works, it is in The Talented Mr. Ripley that Patricia Highsmith makes it glaringly apparent that, to her, the most liberating thing of all is to be a man. For it means the ability to muck about as one pleases. And not as a housewife, which was the only way a woman could loll around back in the day…even though enforced … Continue reading Patricia Highsmith and the Romance of Being A Man/Man of Leisure in The Talented Mr. Ripley

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Every Man Is A Victim of the Female Caricature in Patricia Highsmith’s Little Tales of Misogyny

Deft and merciless in her portrayal of humanity, Patricia Highsmith is little remembered for her short stories so much as her most famous character, Tom Ripley of the semi-eponymous The Talented Mr. Ripley and, more recently, The Price of Salt thanks to its film adaptation into Carol. But with the release of her taut short story collection, Little Tales of Misogyny, in 1977 (in Germany first, … Continue reading Every Man Is A Victim of the Female Caricature in Patricia Highsmith’s Little Tales of Misogyny

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