Patricia Highsmith -Gente che bussa alla porta
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One day, a "seller of God's word" knocks on the door of the Alderman family. This event will inevitably draw the entire family into an endless spiral of madness, leading to tragedy...
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Patricia Highsmith -Il ragazzo di Tom Ripley
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Tom Ripley's talent is not only to kill but also to help overcome the guilt of having committed a crime. And that's exactly what he tries to do with the young Frank, who is convinced he has caused the death of his invalid father. Under the guidance of master Tom, Frank embarks on a real coming-of-age journey, from France to a Germany teeming with swindlers, kidnappers, and terrorists, entering a spiral of crimes, deceit, and betrayals that leaves one breathless. (lafeltrinelli.it) more
Patricia Highsmith -L'amico americano
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This is the third book centered around the character of Tom Ripley after "The Talented Mr. Ripley" and "Ripley Under Ground."

The novel was first adapted in 1977 by Wim Wenders into the eponymous film, featuring Dennis Hopper in the role of Ripley and Bruno Ganz as Trevanny (it is a rather loose adaptation that mixes parts drawn from the previous volume of the cycle), and in 2002 a new adaptation was released by Liliana Cavani: "Ripley's Game" with John Malkovich as Ripley (this is a version more faithful to the original, although the main action takes place in the Veneto rather than in France, and the mobsters are Slavic instead of Italian).
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Patricia Highsmith -Il sepolto vivo
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Six years after the events described in "The Talented Mr. Ripley," Tom Ripley, now in his thirties, lives a comfortable life, thanks to the inheritance from Dickie Greenleaf and occasional collaborations with an international smuggler, residing in a large villa, "Belle Ombre," in the French countryside. He lives with his French wife, Héloïse Plisson, who, however, is currently on vacation in Greece.

The novel ends with Ripley in bed with Héloïse, who has chosen to ignore what her husband has truly done and the source of his wealth. The ringing of the phone throws Ripley into a panic, making him fear that it might be the police wanting to investigate further the suspicious deaths of so many people he knows. (wiki) more
Patricia Highsmith -La spiaggia del dubbio
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Tunisia: a landscape of lights and deep shadows, a world where human life is a commodity displayed in a souk at sunset: neither more precious nor less common than many others.

Is it possible to reconstruct a more authentic, more solid identity, beyond any common moral sense? And if this is the question, can a criminal act be the answer?
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Patricia Highsmith -Il grido della civetta
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Robert Forester is a mentally unstable man who spends his free time spying on people. In this singular activity, he becomes particularly fascinated by the serenity of Jenny, a pretty and calm girl, who for him represents happiness and the absence of any disturbance, the exact opposite of Nickie, his ex-wife who often made him anxious. The two end up getting to know each other, and Jenny becomes captivated by Robert's personality to the point of deciding to leave Greg, her boyfriend, and confess her love to Robert.

It would be a story of ordinary infatuation if Jenny weren’t found dead under dangerous circumstances. (lafeltrinelli.it) more
Patricia Highsmith -Acque profonde
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Rationality, which had always guided Victor, seems to take another path, and Victor transforms into a cold and determined killer ready to take justice into his own hands. A journey into the most hidden mechanisms of the unconscious that reveals how sometimes self-control is merely the most insidious of neuroses, capable of turning an apparently tranquil man into a psychopathic murderer. (from ibs.it) more
Patricia Highsmith -Il talento di mister Ripley
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Tom Ripley is a young man living in New York, struggling by any means to get by, including a series of small cons. One day, he is approached by a wealthy nautical industrialist, Herbert Greenleaf, who asks him to travel to Italy on the Amalfi Coast to persuade his son, Dickie, to return home to take care of the family business.

The novel inspired the eponymous film directed by Anthony Minghella in '99 and starring Matt Damon; a film had already been made in '60 (Delitto in pieno sole, directed by René Clément with Alain Delon). more
Patricia Highsmith -Vicolo cieco
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Walter Stackhose is a young lawyer who married Clara, a neurotic woman.
His marriage is a failure, but Walter manages to keep it intact until he meets Ellie, whom he falls passionately in love with...

Until Clara is found dead...

With a piercing gaze, PH takes us into the twisted mechanisms of the human mind, attempting to capture the moment when daily neurosis generates extreme horror. (lafeltrinelli.it) more
Patricia Highsmith -Carol
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Carol (The Price of Salt or Carol, in the original American edition), is a lesbian novel by PH, initially published under the pseudonym Claire Morgan in '52 in an early censored version. more
Patricia Highsmith -Sconosciuti in treno
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Two strangers meet on a train and share their most hidden desires. One wishes for his dead wife, while the other confesses a desire to kill his father. This is how the idea of the perfect crime takes shape in one of their minds.

An gripping thriller that simultaneously analyzes the mechanics of the crime and the psychology of the two men, who will ultimately be bound to each other by a morbid relationship that will lead them to ruin. (lafeltrinelli.it) more
Ernest Hemingway -Di Là dal Fiume e tra gli Alberi
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In more than 150 publications, this book did not receive an enthusiastic reception from critics; in fact, it has been described as a novel that is overly emotional, with a static plot and convoluted prose compared to EH's previous works, an unsuitable autobiography of the author...

A twilight novel, almost an act of love towards Italy; the lagoon landscapes described in this book are a tribute to the lagoon of Caorle, where EH stayed as a guest of a Venetian baron who had several holdings in that Veneto town. (wiki) more
Ernest Hemingway -Il vecchio e il mare
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Thanks to this book, EH received the Pulitzer Prize in 1953 and the Nobel Prize in 1954.

If you have time, go check out my comment here: Il Vecchio E Il Mare - Ernest Hemingway - Recensione di ligdjs more
Ernest Hemingway -Addio alle Armi
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Partially based on personal experiences of EH (who, in the last months of the Great War, served as an ambulance driver in the American Red Cross, was wounded, and had an emotional relationship with an American nurse... more
Francesco Guccini -Cròniche epafàniche
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The novel, while not a biography of the author, becomes autobiographical due to Guccini's propensity to want to reclaim his own roots. The stories told in the different chapters of the novel are tales of the mountains and mountain people, of a peasant culture that has now disappeared for several decades.

Despite the novel being a memory of times and eras gone by, Guccini does not succumb to trivial melancholy; instead, he brings the characters to life by recounting anecdotes and everyday stories with tones that are at times moving and poignant, at times ironic and very entertaining. (wikipedia) more
Gabriel García Márquez -Dell'amore e di altri demoni
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The story tells of a young marchioness with red hair, Sierva María de Todos los Ángeles, the unwanted daughter of a lazy and bored marquis and a smuggler. She grows up with the servants, learning the African dialects of the slaves and their rituals. The deep hatred her mother directs at her from a young age and her father's complete indifference cause the girl to become increasingly isolated from the civilized world as she grows up, finding solace only in solitude and honing her ability to lie to everyone about everything. (wiki) more
Jimi Hendrix -Midnight lightning
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Overdubs on old unfinished archives. Good recordings, but how much of Jimi? more
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Composer and pianist more
Jimi Hendrix -Last night
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found at a flea market, German bootleg, songs included not his, awful audio, if you have info on this lp....thanks more