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Penguin Readers Level 6

by Unknown Author

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(17 ratings)
248 pages2022Penguin Books, LimitedISBN 9780241542613
Criminals, fictionGreat britain, fictionItaly, fictionRipley, tom (fictitious character), fictionFiction, mystery & detective, generalFiction, psychologicalSerial murders, fictionAmerican Detective and mystery storiesCriminalsDetective and mystery stories, AmericanFictionPsychopathsSerial murderersTom Ripley (Fictitious character)DramaDeceptionMurderAmericansMotion picture playsTalented Mr. Ripley (Motion picture)
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The first of the acclaimed Ripley novels, this clever psychological thriller introduces the reader to Tom Ripley and his extraordinary modus operandi. Accepting a commission from a wealthy businessman to travel to Italy in an attempt to convince his wayward son to return to the United States, Ripley gradually develops a plan to assume the young man’s identity along with his bank account.

Publication Details

Publisher
Penguin Books, Limited
Published
2022
Pages
248
ISBN
9780241542613

About Unknown Author

Patricia Highsmith (January 19, 1921 – February 4, 1995) was an American novelist and short story writer widely known for her psychological thrillers, including her series of five novels featuring the character Tom Ripley. She wrote 22 novels and numerous short stories throughout her career spanning nearly five decades, and her work has led to more than two dozen film adaptations. Her writing derived influence from existentialist literature, and questioned notions of identity and popular morality. She was dubbed "the poet of apprehension" by novelist Graham Greene. Her first novel, *Strangers on a Train*, has been adapted for stage and screen, the best known being the Alfred Hitchcock film released in 1951. Her 1955 novel *The Talented Mr. Ripley* has been adapted for film. Writing under the pseudonym **Claire Morgan**, Highsmith published the first lesbian novel with a happy ending, *The Price of Salt*, in 1952, republished 38 years later as Carol under her own name and later adapted into a 2015 film. **Source**: [Patricia Highsmith](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patricia_Highsmith) on Wikipedia

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