by Patricia Highsmith · Mosaico · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788492682232
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A Game for the Living is a novel by Patricia Highsmith that explores themes of friendship, jealousy, and guilt in the context of a love triangle in Mexico. The story follows Theodore and Ramón, two men united by their love for Lelia, who is found brutally murdered. The investigation of the truth is complicated by the intense friendship between the two men, who must face the suspicion that one of them is the killer. With a great psychological charge, the novel presents an intrigue that keeps the reader in suspense until the end.
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.
