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The Glass Cell
| Kiadó: | W. W. Norton&Company |
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| Kiadás helye: | New York |
| Kiadás éve: | |
| Kötés típusa: | Ragasztott papírkötés |
| Oldalszám: | 249 oldal |
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| Nyelv: | Angol |
| Méret: | 21 cm x 14 cm |
| ISBN: | 978-0-393-32567-6 |
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At last back in print, The Class Ce//combines a quintessential Highsmith mystery with a penetrating critique of the prison system. In 1961, Patrícia Highsmith received a fan letter from a prison inmate. A correspondence ensued between author and inmate, and Highsmith became fascinated with the psychological traumas that incarceration can inflict. Based on a true story, The Glass Cell is Highsmith's deeply disturbing fictionalization of everything she learned. Falsely convicted of fraud, the easy-going but na'ive Philip Carter is sent to prison. Despite his devotion to Hazel, his wife, and the support of Dávid Suliivan, a lawyer and friend who tries to avenge the injustice done to him, Carter endures six lonely and drug-ravaged years. Upon his release, Garter is a much more discerning, suspicious, and violent man. For those around him, earning back his trust can mean the difference between life and death. "There's a certain harsh power here that is compelling." -Anthony Boucher, New... TovábbFülszöveg
At last back in print, The Class Ce//combines a quintessential Highsmith mystery with a penetrating critique of the prison system. In 1961, Patrícia Highsmith received a fan letter from a prison inmate. A correspondence ensued between author and inmate, and Highsmith became fascinated with the psychological traumas that incarceration can inflict. Based on a true story, The Glass Cell is Highsmith's deeply disturbing fictionalization of everything she learned. Falsely convicted of fraud, the easy-going but na'ive Philip Carter is sent to prison. Despite his devotion to Hazel, his wife, and the support of Dávid Suliivan, a lawyer and friend who tries to avenge the injustice done to him, Carter endures six lonely and drug-ravaged years. Upon his release, Garter is a much more discerning, suspicious, and violent man. For those around him, earning back his trust can mean the difference between life and death. "There's a certain harsh power here that is compelling." -Anthony Boucher, New York Times Book Review "Patrícia Highsmith's novels are peerlessly disturbing. v bad dreams that keep us thrashing for the rest of the night." - The New Yorker Patricia Highsmith is the author of such classics as Strangers oh a Train and The Price ofSalt. She died in 1995 in Locarno, Switzerland. Vissza
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