Two Faces of January and Other Novels
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Two Faces of January and Other Novels
29.99 €
Patricia Highsmith (1921–1995) is considered the most devastating existentialist in detective fiction. She "rose to fame" in 1950, immediately after the publication of her debut novel, Strangers on a Train, which inspired Hitchcock's groundbreaking film noir.
Strangers on a Train is a classic of the psychological detective genre. Casual travelers chat about this and that, and one suddenly utters to the other the absurd idea of a "criss-cross murder." The other dismisses the conversation, but the wheels of crime are already in motion...
"Whether you like detective stories or not, Deep Water is essential reading" (Sunday Times). The hero, tired of his wife's infidelity, one day invents a murder story... The novel was adapted for the screen in 1981 and 2022 (directed by Adrian Lyne, starring Ben Affleck).
According to Highsmith biographer Andrew Wilson, the title of the novel, "The Two Faces of January," highlights the dual, shifting nature of the main characters, bound by a common crime. The book has also been adapted for film twice: in 1986 and 2014. The second version, directed by Hossein Amini, starred Viggo Mortensen, Kirsten Dunst, and Oscar Isaac.
"Those Who Walk Away" is a mysterious and controversial work. "Here is a profound psychological exploration of an extremely rare collision" (Times Literary Supplement). November in Venice, deserted embankments, a stalker and a victim whose roles are strangely reversed...
Strangers on a Train is a classic of the psychological detective genre. Casual travelers chat about this and that, and one suddenly utters to the other the absurd idea of a "criss-cross murder." The other dismisses the conversation, but the wheels of crime are already in motion...
"Whether you like detective stories or not, Deep Water is essential reading" (Sunday Times). The hero, tired of his wife's infidelity, one day invents a murder story... The novel was adapted for the screen in 1981 and 2022 (directed by Adrian Lyne, starring Ben Affleck).
According to Highsmith biographer Andrew Wilson, the title of the novel, "The Two Faces of January," highlights the dual, shifting nature of the main characters, bound by a common crime. The book has also been adapted for film twice: in 1986 and 2014. The second version, directed by Hossein Amini, starred Viggo Mortensen, Kirsten Dunst, and Oscar Isaac.
"Those Who Walk Away" is a mysterious and controversial work. "Here is a profound psychological exploration of an extremely rare collision" (Times Literary Supplement). November in Venice, deserted embankments, a stalker and a victim whose roles are strangely reversed...
See also:
- All books by the publisher
- All books by the author
- All books in the series Classic Detective Fiction. Big Books