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A biography of the author by Richard Bradford explores the paradox at the heart of her life
Hater ⦠and lover, the American writer Patricia Highsmith. Photograph: Peter Jones/Corbis/Getty Images
Hater ⦠and lover, the American writer Patricia Highsmith. Photograph: Peter Jones/Corbis/Getty Images
Sun 17 Jan 2021 05.00 EST
She espoused vile antisemitic views, telling people she was a âJew haterâ and calling the deaths of six million Jews âthe semicaustâ because she was disappointed more had not been murdered in the camps.
Yet Patricia Highsmith, born 100 years ago on 19 January, conducted three of her most significant affairs with Jewish women. Two, the American Ellen Blumenthal Hill and French-born Marion Aboudaram, were the most passionate and loving of the novelistâs life.