Margaret Talbot on Patricia Highsmith

[devifemme]

The latest New Yorker has a terrific article on the late mystery writer Patricia Highsmith. Pat, a closet lesbian, used her gender preference in just one of her 20-odd books, The Price of Salt, published under a pseudonym in 1952. It's now a movie, called Carol, starring Rooney Mara (as the young Patricia) and Cate Blanchett (as Carol, her married

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[resonant]

Interesting!

[devifemme]

Dear Res --

Thanks! As it happens, I wasn't finished with my piece when you saw it -- so please give it another peek to get more details about Patricia's lezzie life. It may be that you won't be able to read the full New Yorker piece, since the magazine sometimes limits on-line access (as I've heard back regarding other URLs for their pieces which I've blogged).