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Tom Ripley is a fictional character in the Ripley series of crime novels by American novelist Patricia Highsmith, as well as several film adaptations. He is a psychopathic career criminal, con artist , and serial killer .
Patricia Highsmith on The Talented Mr Ripley. Ripley is a clever, vicious social climber with a talent for impersonation, who is able to finagle his way into the confidences of the rich.
Tom Ripley is a young man struggling to make a living in New York City by any and all means, including a series of small-time confidence scams.One day, he is approached by shipping magnate Herbert Greenleaf to travel to "Mongibello" (based on the resort town Positano), in Italy, to persuade Greenleaf's errant son, Dickie, to return to the United States and join the family business.
Tom gets a taste of the high life and decides he wants it for himself — and, as fans of the book or previous film adaptations know — he takes extreme measures to do so. Scott continued, “I ...
Dennis Hopper took up the role of Ripley in The American Friend, German auteur Wim Wenders's neo-noir take on the third novel in the series (Ripley's Game). The same book was adapted for film a ...
Ripley Under Water is a 1991 psychological thriller by Patricia Highsmith, the last of five novels featuring Tom Ripley, "an intelligent, cultured gentleman who dabbles in art, music and, occasionally, murder".
To describe Tom Ripley as a conman feels like doing the character a disservice. Patricia Highsmith’s most prolific creation – he appears in five of her novels written over 37 years – is more ...
Tom Ripley: The Talented Mr. Ripley Ripley Under Ground Ripley's Game The Boy Who Followed Ripley Ripley Under Water: Patricia Highsmith: 1955–1991 [36] Okonkwo Things Fall Apart: Chinua Achebe: 1958 [37] Elric of Melniboné: Elric of Melniboné: Michael Moorcock: 1961 [38] Yossarian: Catch-22: Joseph Heller [39] Alex: A Clockwork Orange ...