The Talented Mr Ripley Jim Loehr The result is a surprising

The result is a surprising and moving meditation on memory

and societal contexts

the world slows down with you

Jenny Holzer

The Talented Mr Ripley Jim Loehr The result is a surprisingOne of the great crime novels of the 20th century, Patricia Highsmith's 'The Talented Mr. Ripley' is a blend of the narrative subtlety of Henry James and the self reflexive irony of Vladimir Nabokov. Like the best modernist fiction, 'The Talented Mr. Ripley' works on two levels. First, it is the story of a young man, Tom Ripley, whose nihilistic tendencies lead him through a deadly passage across Europe. On another level, the novel is a commentary on