by Patricia Highsmith · Editorial Anagrama · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788433977670
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In 'Edith's Diary', Patricia Highsmith presents the story of Edith, a woman who takes refuge in her diary to escape an asphyxiating reality. Living in a small house in Pennsylvania with her Uncle George and her son Cliffie, Edith creates in her diary a fantasy of a completely different life. However, this evasion has subtle and disturbing consequences, turning the novel into one of Highsmith's most unsettling works. The plot explores the fragility of the human mind and the thin line between reality and illusion.
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.
