by Patricia Highsmith · tapa dura · ISBN 9788422622895
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«El hechizo de Elsie» is the suspense novel by Patricia Highsmith, published by Círculo de Lectores in hardcover (335 pages, in Spanish).
The plot follows Elsie Tyler, a young woman who arrives in the city seeking a better life and whose power of seduction fascinates both men and women. Around her, a web of desire, obsession and violence is woven, reflecting the clash between conservative and liberal forces in American society.
The Spanish translation is by Jordi Beltrán. The original title of the work is «Found in the Street».
For readers of crime and suspense fiction interested in ambiguous characters and unsettling atmospheres.
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.
