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Who is this book for?
- Readers who like classic love stories
- People who have seen the film Carol and want to read the original
- People interested in lesbian literature and history
- Readers who love Highsmith's suspense style
Who is the author?
- Patricia Highsmith (1921-1995) was an American novelist born in Texas
- Her best-known works, Strangers on a Train and The Talented Mr. Ripley, were both adapted into films
- This book was first published under the pseudonym "Claire Morgan" and was reissued under her real name only in 1990
More by this authorStrangers on a Train；The Talented Mr. Ripley
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A Novel Published Under a Pseudonym
According to Wikipedia, when The Price of Salt was published in 1952, the author was credited as "Claire Morgan." The real author was Patricia Highsmith, the suspense novelist famous for Strangers on a Train. She used a pseudonym because she did not want to be labeled a "lesbian novelist." Her original publisher rejected the manuscript, and her agent warned her that writing such a novel after Strangers on a Train would be professional suicide.
The Toy Department of a Department Store
A Christmas Card
The Husband Strikes Back
A Road Trip West
The Detective's Tail
The Price of Salt
A Not-Sad Ending
A Landmark Significance
Letters from Readers
Renamed Carol
Changes Seen on the Covers
A Haven and the Age Gap
The Film Carol
The Author, Highsmith
The Chinese Edition
Bottles that drifted to this book
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