Title : Mr. Ripley - Patricia Highsmith - Book
Summary :
Ripley wanted it all: money, success, the good life. He was willing to kill to get it all...
Patricia Highsmith's second novel, Mr. Ripley , is the birth certificate of one of the most extraordinary detective novel characters of all time: Tom Ripley, an immoralist as seductive as he is dangerous, cynical and extraordinarily intelligent. Charged by a wealthy American to bring back his son who has gone to Italy, he soon devises a diabolical plan: to replace the prodigal son, and live a gilded life in his place...
This "superbly amoral" book ( The Times ), winner of the Grand Prix for detective literature in 1957, was adapted for the screen twice. In 1959, by René Clément, with Alain Delon in the lead role, under the title Plein soleil .
In 2000, by the English director Anthony Minghella, with a host of young American actors, including Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow and Jude Law, under the title The Talented Mr. Ripley .
- EAN: 9782253055716
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