by Patricia Highsmith · Editorial Seix Barral, S.A. · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788432220005
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«Extraños en un tren» is the thriller novel by Patricia Highsmith, published by Seix Barral in paperback (282 pages, in Spanish).
Two strangers, Bruno and Guy, meet on a train; Bruno, unstable and alcoholic, proposes a pact to Guy: that each eliminate the other's enemy and achieve a perfect alibi. Guy tries to forget it, but the proposal soon turns against him. Highsmith weaves obsession, guilt and psychology into mounting tension.
Belongs to Seix Barral's Literatura Contemporánea collection, number 7. Translated from English by Jordi Beltrán.
For readers of crime fiction and psychological suspense; it was a candidate for the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best First Novel in 1951.
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.
