by Patricia Highsmith · Plaza & Janés, España · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788401250101
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The Cry of the Owl is a suspense novel by Patricia Highsmith, published in 1962. The story follows Robert Forester, an engineer who moves to a small town to escape his troubled marriage. There, he becomes obsessed with a young woman named Jenny, which triggers a series of events that drag him into an oppressive nightmare. The novel explores themes of obsession, paranoia, and the fragility of sanity.
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.
