Patricia Highsmith
American novelist and short story writer (1921-1995) · United States · On the map · Writers · Died at 74
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.
Patricia Highsmith is read about 2,555 times a day, in 50 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 9 November 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 400 days, one point a day.
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Hans W. Geißendörfer Directed The Glass Cell and Edith's Diary
Alfred Hitchcock Directed Strangers on a Train (1951)
Wim Wenders Directed The American Friend (1977)
Claude Chabrol Directed The Cry of the Owl (1987)
Ruth Rendell Influenced by Patricia
René Clément Directed Purple Noon (1960)
Claude Autant-Lara Directed Enough Rope (1963)
Jonathan Lethem Influenced by Patricia
Claude Miller Directed This Sweet Sickness (1977)
Michel Deville Directed Deep Water (1981)
Robin Renucci Patricia wrote Eaux profondes (1981)
Nerio Bernardi Directed Purple Noon (1960)
Ula Stöckl Produced The Story Teller (1989)- Robert Sparr Directed Once You Kiss a Stranger... (1969)
- Maurice Bernart Produced This Sweet Sickness (1977)
Jörg Bundschuh Produced Trip nach Tunis (1993)- Wilbur Stark Produced The Story Teller (1989)
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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.
