The Price of Salt
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The Price of Salt is a groundbreaking 1952 lesbian romance novel by Patricia Highsmith, notable for its realistic portrayal of same-sex love and its then-unusual hopeful ending.
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| novel "The Price of Salt" by Patricia Highsmith | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
LGBT-related novel
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novel ⓘ |
| adaptedAs | Carol (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Carol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Patricia Highsmith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorUsedPseudonym | true ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| coverArtistOfFirstEdition | Ellen Raskin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticalReception | praised for its nuanced depiction of lesbian desire ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationDirector | Todd Haynes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationReleaseYear | 2015 ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationScreenwriter | Phyllis Nagy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstEditionFormat | hardcover ⓘ |
| genre |
lesbian fiction
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psychological fiction ⓘ romance ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Abby Gerhard
NERFINISHED
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Danny NERFINISHED ⓘ Harge Aird NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Semco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter |
Carol Aird
NERFINISHED
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Therese Belivet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
emotional awakening
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forbidden love ⓘ identity ⓘ social constraints ⓘ |
| influenced | later LGBT literature ⓘ |
| ISBNOfLaterEdition | 9780393325997 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | 20th-century American literature ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | one of the first lesbian novels with a non-tragic ending ⓘ |
| marketReception | became popular as a pulp paperback ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
hopeful ending for a lesbian couple
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realistic portrayal of same-sex love ⓘ |
| originalPublisher | Coward-McCann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pages | 276 ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A young set designer Therese Belivet falls in love with an older married woman Carol Aird in 1950s New York. ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1952 ⓘ |
| publicationPseudonym | Claire Morgan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reissuedAs | Carol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reissueYear | 1990 ⓘ |
| settingLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
custody battle
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homophobia ⓘ lesbian relationship ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | early 1950s ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
novel "The Price of Salt" by Patricia Highsmith
subject surface form:
Therese Belivet