A suspension of mercy
Highsmith, Patricia, 1921-19952014
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Sydney Bartleby has killed his wife, Alicia - at least he has thought about it, compulsively, over and over again, plotting schemes, designing escapes, forging alibis. Of course he has; he's a mystery-script writer. But when Alicia takes a long, unannounced vacation, Sydney seizes the opportunity to perfect his artistic method. With her characteristic precision and unrivalled sensitivity to the inner tremblings of human character, Patricia Highsmith shockingly portrays Sydney's descent into the treacherous world of his own fictions.
Main title:
A suspension of mercy / Patricia Highsmith ; introduction by Joan Schenkar.
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Imprint:
London : Virago, 2014.
Collation:
384 pages ; 20 cm.
Series title:
Virago modern classics ; 711.
ISBN:
9780349004570 (pbk)
Dewey class:
813.54
Language:
English
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BRN:
1045084
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