The Talented Mr Ripley

Resumen del libro

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 serves as an unforgettable introduction to this smooth confidence man, whose talent for murder and self-invention is chronicled in four subsequent Ripley novels.

The novel begins with a play on James's The Ambassadors. Tom Ripley is chosen by the wealthy Herbert Greenleaf to retrieve Greenleaf's son, Dickie, from his overlong sojourn in Italy. Dickie, it seems, is held captive both by the Mediterranean climate and the attractions of his female companion, but Mr. Greenleaf needs him back in New York to help with the family business. With an allowance and a new purpose, Tom leaves behind his dismal city apartment to begin his career as a return escort. But Tom, too, is captivated by Italy. He is also taken with the life and looks of Dickie Greenleaf. He insinuates himself into Dickie's world and soon finds that his passion for a lifestyle of wealth and sophistication transcends all moral compunction. Tom will become Dickie Greenleaf - at all costs.

Biografía del autor

x{0026}lt;p x{0026}lt;strong Patricia Highsmithx{0026}lt;/strong (1921-1995) es una de las escritoras más originales y perturbadoras de la narrativa contemporánea. En Anagrama se han publicado las novelas x{0026}lt;strong x{0026}lt;em Extraños en un trenx{0026}lt;/em x{0026}lt;/strong , x{0026}lt;strong x{0026}lt;em El cuchillox{0026}lt;/em x{0026}lt;/strong , x{0026}lt;strong x{0026}lt;em Carolx{0026}lt;/em x{0026}lt;/strong , x{0026}lt;strong x{0026}lt;em El talento de Mr. Ripleyx{0026}lt;/em x{0026}lt;/strong (Premio Edgar Allan Poe y Gran Premio de la Literatura Policíaca),x{0026}lt;strong x{0026}lt;em Mar de fondox{0026}lt;/em x{0026}lt;/strong , x{0026}lt;strong x{0026}lt;em Un juego para los vivosx{0026}lt;/em x{0026}lt;/strong , x{0026}lt;strong x{0026}lt;em Ese dulce mal, El grito de la lechuzax{0026}lt;/em x{0026}lt;/strong , x{0026}lt;strong x{0026}lt;em Las dos caras de enerox{0026}lt;/em x{0026}lt;/strong , x{0026}lt;strong x{0026}lt;em La celda de cristalx{0026}lt;/em x{0026}lt;/strong , x{0026}lt;strong x{0026}lt;em Crímenes imaginarios, El temblor de la falsificaciónx{0026}lt;/em x{0026}lt;/strong , x{0026}lt;strong x{0026}lt;em El juego del esconditex{0026}lt;/em x{0026}lt;/strong , x{0026}lt;strong x{0026}lt;em Rescate por un perrox{0026}lt;/em x{0026}lt;/strong , x{0026}lt;strong x{0026}lt;em El amigo americanox{0026}lt;/em x{0026}lt;/strong , x{0026}lt;strong x{0026}lt;em El diario de Edithx{0026}lt;/em x{0026}lt;/strong , x{0026}lt;strong x{0026}lt;em Tras los pasos de Ripleyx{0026}lt;/em x{0026}lt;/strong , x{0026}lt;strong x{0026}lt;em Gente que llama a la puerta, El hechizo de Elsiex{0026}lt;/em x{0026}lt;/strong , x{0026}lt;strong x{0026}lt;em Ripley en peligrox{0026}lt;/em x{0026}lt;/strong x{0026}lt;strong x{0026}lt;em y Small G: un idilio de veranox{0026}lt;/em x{0026}lt;/strong , los libros de relatos x{0026}lt;strong x{0026}lt;em Pequeños cuentos misóginosx{0026}lt;/em x{0026}lt;/strong , x{0026}lt;strong x{0026}lt;em Crímenes bestialesx{0026}lt;/em x{0026}lt;/strong , x{0026}lt;strong x{0026}lt;em Sirenas en el campo de golfx{0026}lt;/em x{0026}lt;/strong , x{0026}lt;strong x{0026}lt;em Catástrofesx{0026}lt;/em x{0026}lt;/strong , x{0026}lt;strong x{0026}lt;em Los cadáveres exquisitosx{0026}lt;/em x{0026}lt;/strong , x{0026}lt;strong x{0026}lt;em Pájaros a punto de volarx{0026}lt;/em x{0026}lt;/strong , x{0026}lt;strong x{0026}lt;em Una afición peligrosax{0026}lt;/em x{0026}lt;/strong y x{0026}lt;strong x{0026}lt;em Relatosx{0026}lt;/em x{0026}lt;/strong (que incluye los primeros cinco libros de cuentos de la autora, tres de los cuales x{0026} x02013;x{0026}lt;strong x{0026}lt;em Oncex{0026}lt;/em x{0026}lt;/strong , x{0026}lt;strong x{0026}lt;em A merced del vientox{0026}lt;/em x{0026}lt;/strong y x{0026}lt;strong x{0026}lt;em La casa negrax{0026}lt;/em x{0026}lt;/strong x{0026} x02013; no habían aparecido hasta ahora en la editorial) y el libro de ensayos x{0026}lt;em x{0026}lt;strong Suspensex{0026}lt;/strong x{0026}lt;/em .x{0026}lt;/p x{0026}lt;p Fotografía de la autora Ruth Bernhard - Trustees of Princeton Universityx{0026}lt;/p