Ripley’s Game

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf novel
gptkbp:adaptation film
film adaptation
gptkbp:artMovement explores themes of identity and morality.
gptkbp:associatedWith Tom_Ripley_and_Jonathan_Trevanny
Tom_Ripley_and_his_wife
gptkbp:author gptkb:Patricia_Highsmith
gptkbp:characterDevelopment gptkb:Tom_Ripley
gptkbp:characterTraits survival
power
wealth
gptkbp:covers gptkb:Paul_Bacon
gptkbp:criticalReception positive
analyzes moral dilemmas.
discusses the nature of evil.
examines the psyche of a sociopath.
gptkbp:culturalImpact has a cult following.
inspired adaptations.
influenced crime fiction.
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:John_Malkovich
gptkb:Liliana_Cavani
2002
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:The_Boy_Who_Followed_Ripley
gptkbp:genre psychological thriller
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ripley’s Game
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Alfred_Hitchcock
moral ambiguity
noir fiction
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:The_Talented_Mr._Ripley
suspense.
character-driven narrative.
psychological realism.
Ripley’s_Game_(film)
gptkbp:ISBN 978-0-394-48780-0
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:mainCharacter gptkb:Tom_Ripley
gptkbp:narrativeStyle third-person
gptkbp:notableQuote “I’m not a monster, I’m a man.”
gptkbp:pageCount 256
gptkbp:plot Tom_Ripley_becomes_embroiled_in_a_murder_plot.
gptkbp:precededBy Ripley Under Ground
gptkbp:publishedIn 1974
gptkbp:publisher gptkb:Coward-McCann
gptkbp:series gptkb:Ripley_series
gptkbp:setting 1970s
Europe
gptkbp:theme identity
murder
deception
gptkbp:translatedInto gptkb:Spanish
French
German
gptkbp:userDemographics widely read.
considered a classic.
discussed in literary circles.