The Talented Mr Ripley
American novelist, 1921–1995.
The Talented Mr Ripley is a 1955 novel by Patricia Highsmith.
On 2 of the 17 lists it was eligible for.
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At a glance
- Author
- Patricia Highsmith
- First published
- 1955
- Length
- 272 pages (UK paperback)
- Genre
- Thrillers and spy fiction, Psychological, Crime
- Series
- Book 1 of The Ripliad
Is The Talented Mr Ripley worth reading?
2 of the 17 best-of lists it could have made include it: 100 novels that shaped our world (BBC Arts) and The 100 best novels of all time (The Guardian).
| List | Place | Original |
|---|---|---|
| 100 novels that shaped our world (BBC Arts, 2019) | Listed | See the list |
| The 100 best novels of all time (The Guardian, 2026) | No. 86 | See the list |
Best edition of The Talented Mr Ripley
The edition we link to is the Vintage paperback (1999), 272 pages.
- Publisher
- Vintage (paperback, 1999)
- Pages
- 272
- ISBN
- 9780099282877
How critics, prizes and readers rate The Talented Mr Ripley
Critics rate it most highly: it earned 19% of the points available on critics' lists, against 0% on prize lists and 0% on readers' and booksellers' lists.
Share of the available points it earned on each kind of list it was eligible for. How the scores work
Books like The Talented Mr Ripley
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