Quick Facts About Patricia Highsmith
- Born
- January 19, 1921
- Died
- February 4, 1995
- Nationality
- United States
- Profession
- Writer
- Notable works
- The Price of Salt
- Known for
- Ripley Under Ground, The Talented Mr. Ripley, The Cry of the Owl, The Boy Who Followed Ripley, Ripley Under Water
About Patricia Highsmith
She is best known for her psychological thrillers, especially a five‑book series about the charming but criminal Tom Ripley. Her writing career lasted almost fifty years, and more than two dozen of her books have been turned into movies. Highsmith’s work shows the influence of existentialist literature and often explores questions of identity and popular morality. Graham Greene once called her "the poet of apprehension".
![“January. It was all things. And it was one thing, like a solid door. Its cold sealed the city in a gray capsule. January was moments, and January was a year. January rained the moments down, and froze them in her memory: [...]Every human action seemed to yield a magic. January was a two-faced…” quote by Patricia Highsmith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e3f/patricia-highsmith-3982_action_january-it-was-all-things-and-it-was-one_1423693.jpg)
