Eleven short stories from the 70's and 80's, featuring#;like much of Highsmith's recent fiction#;morbid obsessions, suicidal urges, and considerable nastiness. Though no less heavy-handed than the other entries here, "The Button" nonethe. less stands out for its clarity and its oddly sympathetic protagonist: a mild-mannered accountant, father of a mongoloid child, who murders a . The great revival of interest in Patricia Highsmith continues with this work that reveals the chilling reality behind the idyllic facade of American suburban life. The stories collected in Mermaids on the Golf Course are among Highsmith's most mature, psychologically penetrating works. As in the title story, in which a man's brush with death endows his everyday desires with tragic consequences, the warm Reviews: HIGHSMITH, Patricia. Mermaids on the Golf Course and Other Stories. London: Heinemann, (). Octavo, original red cloth, original dust jacket. $ First edition of Highsmith’s collected stories, the sixth of seven collections published in her lifetime. True .
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Eleven short stories from the 70's and 80's, featuring#;like much of Highsmith's recent fiction#;morbid obsessions, suicidal urges, and considerable nastiness. Though no less heavy-handed than the other entries here, "The Button" nonethe. less stands out for its clarity and its oddly sympathetic protagonist: a mild-mannered accountant, father of a mongoloid child, who murders a total. The great revival of interest in Patricia Highsmith continues with this work that reveals the chilling reality behind the idyllic facade of American suburban life., Mermaids on the Golf Course, Stories, Patricia Highsmith, Mermaids on the Golf Course () is a collection of short stories by Patricia Highsmith, encompassing her standard themes of murder, violence, secrets and insanity.
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