This Sweet Sickness
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"This Sweet Sickness" is a psychological thriller novel by Patricia Highsmith that follows an obsessive, delusional man whose fixation on a lost love leads him into deception and violence.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
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psychological thriller novel ⓘ |
| adaptationDirector | Claude Miller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adaptationLanguage | French ⓘ |
| adaptationReleaseYear | 1977 ⓘ |
| adaptationType | film ⓘ |
| author | Patricia Highsmith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsElement |
deception
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romantic fixation ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| coverArtVariesByEdition | true ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1960 ⓘ |
| genre |
crime fiction
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psychological thriller ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | Dites-lui que je l'aime NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Patricia Highsmith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacterType | unreliable protagonist ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReputation | respected example of psychological suspense ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780393321996 ⓘ |
| hasReprint | various paperback editions ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryCategory | adult fiction ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose fiction ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | psychological suspense ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | David Kelsey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| market | international ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor | portrayal of obsessive love leading to crime ⓘ |
| pageCountApproximate | 250–300 pages ⓘ |
| partOfAuthorOeuvre | Patricia Highsmith bibliography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A man obsessed with a lost love constructs a fantasy life and descends into deception and violence. ⓘ |
| protagonistDescription | an obsessive and delusional man ⓘ |
| publisher | Doubleday ⓘ |
| setting |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| theme |
delusion
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identity and double life ⓘ moral ambiguity ⓘ obsession ⓘ unrequited love ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfStory | mid-20th century ⓘ |
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