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Animal Lover's Book of Beastly Murder

by Unknown Author

240 pages2014Little, Brown Book Group LimitedISBN 9780349004785
AnimalsEnglish Short storiesFictionFiction in ItalianMurderFiction, mystery & detective, generalFiction, short stories (single author)Fiction, generalCrime, fictionDetective and mystery stories
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Un animal peut-il se transformer en criminel ? Ou devenir un justicier impitoyable ? Impossible, direz-vous. Et pourtant, quand vous aurez lu ce livre, vous ne regarderez plus jamais les animaux - ni les humains - de la même façon. Baignant dans un climat de cruauté parfois tempéré par une note d'humour, ces treize récits vous feront découvrir un aspect stupéfiant de l'univers de Patricia Highsmith. Ce n'est pas la première fois qu'apparaît dans la littérature le thème des animaux qui se retournent contre l'homme. Mais l'art consommé de Patricia Highsmith, son extraordinaire don d'observation, la vérité des situations et des personnages, l'amour évident que l'auteur éprouve pour les bêtes, toutes ces qualités font de ce recueil un livre où, à chaque page, se lit en filigrane une terrible leçon : souvent, ce n'est pas l'animal qui est le plus bestial. [Payot]

Publication Details

Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group Limited
Published
2014
Pages
240
ISBN
9780349004785

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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