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Las indecentes aventuras de Patricia Highsmith

Patricia Highsmith definía sus obras como «novelas de suspense» en las que sus personajes siempre obedecían a oscuros impulsos que los identificaban como mentirosos carismáticos, criminales en potencia y, finalmente, asesinos. Pero, ¿qué pasaría si su propia vida fuese tratada de la misma forma? ¿Qué oscuras intenciones tenía la aspirante a novelista que empezó guionizando cómic mediocres para ganarse la vida y hacerse un hueco en el mundillo editorial?

De carácter arisco y con enemigos por doquier, «Pat» no encaja en el mundo, pero ella solo quiere triunfar en …

160 Seiten

Sprache: spanish

Am 24. November 2022 von Sapristi veröffentlicht.

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ISBN:
978-84-124177-2-2
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  • lesbianismo

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What's your wife's name again, Eddie? Because I'd like to murder you, but I want to be sure that she hasn't called dibs first

It was amazing?

Admittedly I love sarcastic female leads with devastating one-liners, but I really liked this book. It's a fictional take on an episode in Patricia Highsmith's life, when she was anonymously writing low-grade comics while penning what would become Strangers on a Train, followed by The Price of Salt, later renamed Carol.

The muted color palette effectively captures the grayness of Patricia's life, between her boring jobs and the rest of the world telling her she should stop being a lesbian. An occasional pop of orange signals a rare moment of excitement, and I love how Hannah Templer renders shadows in the thriller scenes, or how she mimics old comic books style to illustrate Highsmith's stories.

There's also a little mise en abyme here, that makes us realize just how far we've come since then: the story shows a lesbian writer in …