Ripley’s Game

novel by Highsmith

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Ripley's Game is a 1974 novel by Patricia Highsmith, featuring the character Tom Ripley. Ripley is a suave, psychopathic murderer known for assuming other people's identities through forgery and mimicry. The novel Ripley's Game was adapted into a film in 2002 starring John Malkovich as Ripley. This book is part of a series that began with The Talented Mr. Ripley in 1955. Highsmith's work often explores themes of guilt, innocence, and evil, and she famously stated that art has nothing to do with morality.123

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Tom Ripley
…include Ripley Under Ground (1970), Ripley’s Game (1974), and The Boy Who Followed Ripley (1980).
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…include Ripley Under Ground (1970), Ripley’s Game (1974), and The Boy Who Followed Ripley (1980).
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Patricia Highsmith
…in Ripley Under Ground (1970), Ripley’s Game (1974), The Boy Who Followed Ripley (1980), and Ripley Under Water (1991). Several novels in the Ripley series were adapted for TV and film; notable among these are Plein soleil (1960; Purple Noon), starring Alain Delon as Ripley, The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999),…
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…in Ripley Under Ground (1970), Ripley’s Game (1974), The Boy Who Followed Ripley (1980), and Ripley Under Water (1991). Several novels in the Ripley series were adapted for TV and film; notable among these are Plein soleil (1960; Purple Noon), starring Alain Delon as Ripley, The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999),…
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Wim Wenders
…Friend), based on Patricia Highsmith’s Ripley’s Game, explores the concept of dislocation, or separation. For this film, Wenders cast his longtime idol, film director Nicholas Ray, and the two later collaborated on the documentary Lightning over Water (1980), about the last days of Ray’s life.
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…Friend), based on Patricia Highsmith’s Ripley’s Game, explores the concept of dislocation, or separation. For this film, Wenders cast his longtime idol, film director Nicholas Ray, and the two later collaborated on the documentary Lightning over Water (1980), about the last days of Ray’s life.
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