by Patricia Highsmith · RBA · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788447300495
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«A pleno sol» is the psychological suspense novel by Patricia Highsmith, published by RBA in paperback (286 pages, in Spanish).
Tom Ripley, a young New York con artist, travels to Italy hired by millionaire Herbert Greenleaf to convince his son Dickie, who leads a bohemian life, to come home. Fascinated by Dickie's charisma and money, Ripley becomes obsessed with his identity and hatches a dangerous web of deceit.
First novel in the «Ripley» series; original title: The Talented Mr. Ripley (1955), also known as «El talento de Ripley». 1993 edition, translation by Jordi Beltrán.
For readers of psychological suspense and crime fiction; also for those who want to discover the literary origin of Tom Ripley before watching its adaptations.
Patricia Highsmith was an American novelist and short story writer widely known for her psychological thrillers, including her series of five novels featuring the character Tom Ripley. She wrote 22 novels and numerous short stories in a career spanning nearly five decades, and her work has led to more than two dozen film adaptations. Her writing was influenced by existentialist literature and questioned notions of identity and popular morality. She was dubbed "the poet of apprehension" by novelist Graham Greene.
