Nothing That Meets the Eye by Patricia Highsmith
The Patricia Highsmith renaissance continues with Nothing That Meets the Eye, a brilliant collection of twenty-eight psychologically penetrating stories, a great majority of which are published for the first time in this collection. This volume spans almost fifty years of Highsmith's career and establishes her as a permanent member of our American literary canon, as attested by recent publication of two of these stories in The New Yorker and Harper's. The stories assembled in Nothing That Meets the Eye, written between 1938 and 1982, are vintage Highsmith: a gigolo-like psychopath preys on unfulfilled career women; a lonely spinster's fragile hold on reality is tethered to the bottle; an estranged postal worker invents homicidal fantasies about his coworkers. While some stories anticipate the diabolical narratives of the Ripley novels, others possess a Capra-like sweetness that forces us to see the author in a new light. From this new collection, a remarkable portrait of the American psyche at mid-century emerges, unforgettably distilled by the inimitable eye of Patricia Highsmith. A New York Times Notable Book and a Washington Post Rave of 2002.
"A thrilling compendium of work full of surprises" -- Ed Siegel - Boston Globe
"Almost every piece...contains touches that reveal what a subtle writer Highsmith was." -- James Campbell - New York Times
"Almost every piece...contains touches that reveal what a subtle writer Highsmith was." -- James Campbell - New York Times
Patricia Highsmith (1921–1995) was the author of more than twenty novels, including Strangers on a Train, The Price of Salt and The Talented Mr. Ripley, as well as numerous short stories.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780393325003 |
| ISBN 10 | 0393325008 |
| Title | Nothing That Meets the Eye |
| Author | Patricia Highsmith |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | WW Norton & Co |
| Year published | 2003-11-14 |
| Number of pages | 466 |
| Prizes | Winner of New York Times Notable Selection 2002 |
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