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Autobiography: literary, Diaries, letters & journals, Classic fiction (pre c 1945)
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- Paperback May 14, 2024 | 9781474617611 | RRP $29.99 Pre-Order
- Trade Paperback Mar 29, 2022 | 9781474617604 | RRP $34.99 Buy Now
- Hardback Mar 29, 2022 | 9781474617598 | RRP $75.00 Buy Now
- e-Book Feb 8, 2024 | 9781399623872 | RRP $15.99 Buy Now
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W&N
- Paperback May 14, 2024 | 9781474617611 | RRP $29.99 Pre-Order
- Trade Paperback Mar 29, 2022 | 9781474617604 | RRP $34.99 Buy Now
- Hardback Mar 29, 2022 | 9781474617598 | RRP $75.00 Buy Now
- e-Book Feb 8, 2024 | 9781399623872 | RRP $15.99 Buy Now
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Imprint
W&N
- Paperback May 14, 2024 | 9781474617611 | RRP $29.99 Pre-Order
- Trade Paperback Mar 29, 2022 | 9781474617604 | RRP $34.99 Buy Now
- Hardback Mar 29, 2022 | 9781474617598 | RRP $75.00 Buy Now
- e-Book Feb 8, 2024 | 9781399623872 | RRP $15.99 Buy Now
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Imprint
W&N
- Paperback May 14, 2024 | 9781474617611 | RRP $29.99 Pre-Order
- Trade Paperback Mar 29, 2022 | 9781474617604 | RRP $34.99 Buy Now
- Hardback Mar 29, 2022 | 9781474617598 | RRP $75.00 Buy Now
- e-Book Feb 8, 2024 | 9781399623872 | RRP $15.99 Buy Now
The condensed edition of Highsmith's monumental Diaries and Notebooks, focusing on her formative years in Manhattan
'My secrets - the secrets that everyone has - are here, in black and white.'
Before Alfred Hitchcock adapted her debut novel, Strangers on a Train, for the big screen; before Thomas Ripley snaked his way into the canon of psychological suspense; before Carol became a cult classic of romantic obsession, who was Patricia Highsmith?
Beginning in 1941 and encompassing Highsmith's adventurous twenties, The New York Years is an intimate self-portrait of a young artist, reading voraciously and honing her craft, intertwined with scenes from her dizzying social life, rife with sleepless nights spent in the queer bars of Greenwich Village.
This condensed edition of Highsmith's monumental Diaries and Notebooks offers all the pleasures of her fiction, along with an unparalleled insight into the life, mind and times of this enigmatic, iconic, trailblazing author.
'One of the most observant and ecstatic accounts . . . about being young and alive in New York City' New York Times
Praise for Patricia Highsmith: Her Diaries and Notebooks
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Few can sum up the creative life this deliciously - Observer
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I love Highsmith so much. What a revelation her writing was
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Offers the most complete picture ever published of how Highsmith saw herself - New York Times
Patricia Highsmith
Patricia Highsmith (1921-1995) was born in Fort Worth, Texas, and moved to New York when she was six. In her senior year, she edited the college magazine, having decided at the age of sixteen to become a writer. Her first novel, Strangers on a Train (1950), was made into a classic film by Alfred Hitchcock in 1951. The Talented Mr Ripley (1955), introduced the fascinating anti-hero Tom Ripley, and was made into an Oscar-winning film in 1999 by Anthony Minghella. Highsmith died in Locarno, Switzerland, in February 1995. Her last novel, Small g: A Summer Idyll, was published posthumously, the same year.
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