Plotting and Writing Suspense Fiction - Couverture souple

Highsmith, Patricia

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0751565970 ISBN 13 : 9780751565973

Editeur : Sphere, 2016

Synopsis

Named by The Times as the all-time number one crime writer, Patricia Highsmith was an author who broke new ground and defied genre clichés with novels such as The Talented Mr Ripley and Strangers on a Train.
In the classic creative writing guide Plotting and Writing Suspense Fiction, Highsmith reveals her secrets for producing world-class crime and thrillers, from imaginative tips for generating ideas to useful ways of turning them into stunning stories.

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À propos de l'auteur

Patricia Highsmith (1921-1995) was born in Fort Worth, Texas, and moved to New York when she was six. In her senior year, she edited the college magazine, having decided at the age of sixteen to become a writer. Her first novel, Strangers on a Train (1950), was made into a classic film by Alfred Hitchcock in 1951. The Talented Mr Ripley (1955), introduced the fascinating anti-hero Tom Ripley, and was made into an Oscar-winning film in 1999 by Anthony Minghella. Highsmith died in Locarno, Switzerland, in February 1995. Her last novel, Small g: A Summer Idyll, was published posthumously, the same year.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Sphere
• Date d'édition: 2016
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0751565970
• ISBN 13: 9780751565973
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 144
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