Ripley Under Water
Ripley Under Water by Patricia Highsmith, published by W. W. Norton & Company on August 26, 2008, is a compelling addition to the Ripley series. This edition spans 296 pages and is presented in English. The narrative follows Tom Ripley, a complex character who navigates life on a French estate, grappling with his past and the threats posed by those around him. As a bisexual psychopath and art forger, Ripley’s world becomes increasingly precarious when an American couple begins to investigate the mysterious disappearance of an art collector linked to his past.
In this installment, readers will find Ripley entangled in a web of deceit and danger, as his carefully curated life is disrupted by external scrutiny. The story delves into themes of crime and mystery, exploring the darker aspects of human behavior through Ripley’s interactions and the lengths he will go to protect his secrets. This edition not only continues Highsmith’s exploration of international crime but also enriches the broader context of 20th-century literature, making it a significant work within the genre.
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“Ripley is an unmistakable descendant of Gatsby, that ‘penniless young man without a past’ who will stop at nothing.”—Frank Rich
Now part of American film and literary lore, Tom Ripley, “a bisexual psychopath and art forger who murders without remorse when his comforts are threatened” (New York Times Book Review), was Patricia Highsmith’s favorite creation. In these volumes, we find Ripley ensconced on a French estate with a wealthy wife, a world-class art collection, and a past to hide. In Ripley Under Ground (1970), an art forgery goes awry and Ripley is threatened with exposure; in The Boy Who Followed Ripley (1980), Highsmith explores Ripley’s bizarrely paternal relationship with a troubled young runaway, whose abduction draws them into Berlin’s seamy underworld; and in Ripley Under Water (1991), Ripley is confronted by a snooping American couple obsessed with the disappearance of an art collector who visited Ripley years before. More than any other American literary character, Ripley provides “a lens to peer into the sinister machinations of human behavior” (John Freeman, Pittsburgh Gazette).
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