{"product_id":"2940169602883","title":"Patricia Highsmith: Selected Novels and Short Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe remarkable renaissance of Patricia Highsmith continues with the publication of \u003cem\u003ePatricia Highsmith: Selected Novels and Short Stories\u003c\/em\u003e, featuring two groundbreaking novels as well as a trove of penetrating short stories. With a critical introduction by Joan Schenkar, situating Highsmith¿s classic works within her own tumultuous life, this book provides a useful guide to some of her most dazzlingly seductive writing. \u003cem\u003eStrangers on a Train\u003c\/em\u003e, transformed into a legendary film by Alfred Hitchcock, displays Highsmith¿s genius for psychological characterization and tortuous suspense, while \u003cem\u003eThe Price of Salt\u003c\/em\u003e, with its lesbian lovers and a creepy PI, provides a thrilling and highly controversial depiction of ¿the love that dare not speak its name.¿ \u003cem\u003ePatricia Highsmith: Selected Novels and Short Stories\u003c\/em\u003e firmly establishes Highsmith¿s centrality to American culture by presenting key works that went on to influence a half century of literature and film. Abandoned by the wider reading public in her lifetime, Highsmith finally gets the canonical recognition that is her due.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blackstone Audio, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47101979754736,"sku":"2940169602883","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169602883_p0.jpg?v=1769897410","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169602883","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}