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Mar 29, 2022 · Tom Ripley travels to Italy with a commission to coax a prodigal young American back to his wealthy father. But Ripley finds himself very fond of Dickie Greenleaf. He wants to be like him - exactly like him. Suave, agreeable and utterly amoral, Ripley will stop at nothing to accomplish his goal.
- The talented Mr. Ripley : Highsmith, Patricia, 1921-1995 ...
The talented Mr. Ripley. A product of a broken home, branded...
- The talented Mr. Ripley : Highsmith, Patricia, 1921-1995 ...
Unlike many modernist “experiments”, ‘The Talented Mr. Ripley’ is eminently readable and is driven by a gripping chase narrative that chronicles each of Tom’s calculated manoeuvres of self-preservation.
Jul 17, 2012 · The talented Mr. Ripley. A product of a broken home, branded a "sissy" by his dismissive Aunt Dottie, Ripley meets a wealthy industrialist who hires him to bring his playboy son, Dickie Greenleaf, back from gallivanting in Italy.
Jan 17, 2024 · The first of the acclaimed Ripley novels, this clever psychological thriller introduces the reader to Tom Ripley and his extraordinary modus operandi.
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- 1955
- Patricia Highsmith
The Talented Mr. Ripley is a 1955 psychological thriller novel by Patricia Highsmith. The novel introduced the character of con man Tom Ripley, whom Highsmith wrote about in four subsequent books.
- Patricia Highsmith
- 1955
Nov 30, 2018 · Well, not anybody—someone with power. Someone with money. As it turns out, the man who had been chasing Tom in the first paragraph was no cop or potential lover but Mr. Greenleaf, a rich gentleman who asks Tom to go over to Italy and convince his errant son to come back and join the family business.
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Like the best modernist fiction, 'The Talented Mr. Ripley' works on two levels. First, it is the story of a young man, Tom Ripley, whose nihilistic tendencies lead him through a deadly passage across Europe.
