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Posthumous Short Stories II
Published by Diogenes as Die Augen der Mrs. Blynn
Original Title: The trouble with Mrs Blynn – the trouble with the world
Posthumously published stories from the 1950s, 60s and 70s, most of them psychological narratives, with a few crime and animal stories. Some of the stories are like walls made of rice paper behind which lurk the shadows of great human downfalls. In others, heroes watch their own aberrations in amazement until fate suddenly takes a turn for the better and evokes a shimmer of paradise and happiness.
»This collection of mostly unpublished stories [...] is a treat.«
Zoë Paxton
/ The Times, London
»The combinatin of cool prose and sinister comedy is irresistible.«
Simon Shaw
/ Mail on Sunday
»The hitherto unpublished stories from the estate of Patricia Highsmith are full of a profound psychological tension and impressively precise descriptions.«
SonntagsZeitung, Zurich