The Black House
1981 short story collection by Patricia Highsmith
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The Black House (1981) is a collection of short stories by American author Patricia Highsmith.[1]
Contents
- "Something the Cat Dragged In"
- "Not One of Us"
- "The Terror of Basket-Weaving"
- "Under a Dark Angel's Eye"
- "I Despise Your Life"
- "The Dream of the Emma C"
- "Old Folks at Home"
- "When in Rome"
- "Blow It"
- "The Kite"
- "The Black House"
Reception
- "Her short stories represent a relatively minor part of her achievement; but within their limits they are almost always compelling, as they are here." – The New York Times [2]
- "The Black House runs true to a beguilingly upsetting form." – Event
- "Her stories are masterpieces of misanthropy and futility." – Irish Times
References
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Bibliography
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- Little Tales of Misogyny (1974)
- The Black House (1981)
- Mermaids on the Golf Course (1985)
- Strangers on a Train (1951)
- Purple Noon (1960)
- Enough Rope (1963)
- Once You Kiss a Stranger (1969)
- The American Friend (1977)
- This Sweet Sickness (1977)
- A Dog's Ransom (1978)
- The Glass Cell (1978)
- The Cry of the Owl (1987)
- The Story Teller (1989)
- Once You Meet a Stranger (1996)
- The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)
- Ripley's Game (2002)
- Ripley Under Ground (2005)
- The Cry of the Owl (2009)
- The Two Faces of January (2014)
- Carol (2015)
- A Kind of Murder (2016)
- Deep Water (2022)
- Ripley (2024)
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