Little Tales of MisogynyW. W. Norton & Company, 17 Αυγ 2002 - 128 σελίδες "These stories, once you get the hang of them, are very wicked, very funny and—this being Highsmith’s mission in life, as far as one can tell—very unsettling." —The Guardian With an eerie simplicity of style, Highsmith turns our next-door neighbors into sadistic psychopaths, lying in wait among white picket fences and manicured lawns. In the darkly satiric, often mordantly hilarious sketches that make up Little Tales of Misogyny, Highsmith upsets our conventional notions of female character, revealing the devastating power of these once familiar creatures—"The Dancer," "The Female Novelist," "The Prude"—who destroy both themselves and the men around them. This work attests to Highsmith's reputation as "the poet of apprehension" (Graham Greene). |
Άλλες εκδόσεις - Προβολή όλων
Συχνά εμφανιζόμενοι όροι και φράσεις
alimony asked attic bed and board bedroom began Bertrand Bill Owens boyfriends Cathy Chamonix Christine Cleveland Plain Dealer Crime Writers dance daugh daughters Diana dinner doctor Douglas's dressing Edna Elaine's father fell floor friends girl going Gwen Gwen's hair hand Harold husband insane Jane killed knew knit Laura and Brian living room look Louis Margot marriage married Matthew Mildred never Misogyny months mother mothers-in-law neighbors Newsday night Norman Oona Pamela parents party Patricia Highsmith Penny and Sybille Perfect Little Lady Philippe piano pill pregnant Price of Salt quints realized Ripley Sarah School of Arts Sharon sleep slept smile Stanley Sylvester talk Tangiers Thea and Craig Thea's thing thought Toby told took trying vasectomy Vic and Ruby Vipo virgins walked wanted wife woman women Women's Lib young Zupp