Writer

Patricia Highsmith

1921 – 1995

Active years (films on this site)

1960–2015

Genres

DramaCrimeThrillerMysteryRomance

Schools and movements

American Independent CinemaNew German CinemaPostwar European Realism

Directors worked with

René Clément1 filmWim Wenders1 filmTodd Haynes1 film

Biography

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.

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Awards and honours

International

• Grand Prix de Littérature Policière 1957
• Prix de l'Humour noir 1975
• Lucien Barrière Literary Award 1987
• Officer of Arts and Letters 1990

3 films on this site

1. Purple Noon 1960 · René Clément · IMDb 7.7 · Writer
2. The American Friend 1977 · Wim Wenders · IMDb 7.4 · Writer
3. Carol 2015 · Todd Haynes · IMDb 7.3 · Writer