{"product_id":"flung-out-of-space-inspired-by-the-indecent-adventures-of-patricia-highsmith","title":"Flung Out of Space: Inspired by the Indecent Adventures of Patricia Highsmith","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFlung Out of Space\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e is\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ea fictionalized graphic novel account of infamous author Patricia Highsmith caught up in the longing and obsession that would inspire her groundbreaking work of queer fiction, \u003ci\u003eThe Price of Salt\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 100 Notable Books of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e Editors' Choice\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed a Book We Loved by NPR\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author Grace Ellis and illustrator Hannah Templer have teamed up to tell Patricia Highsmith's story through her eyes--reimagining the events that inspired her to write \u003ci\u003eThe Price of Salt\u003c\/i\u003e, the book that would become a foundational piece of queer literature. \u003ci\u003eFlung Out of Space\u003c\/i\u003e opens with Pat begrudgingly writing low-brow comics. A drinker, a smoker, and a hater of life, Pat knows she can do better. Her brain churns with images of the great novel she could and should be writing, what will eventually be \u003ci\u003eStrangers on a Train\u003c\/i\u003e, which would later be adapted into a classic film by Alfred Hitchcock in 1951. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e At the same time, Pat, a lesbian consumed with self-loathing, is in and out of conversion therapy, leaving a trail of sexual conquests and broken hearts in her wake. However, one of those very affairs--and a chance encounter in a department store--give Pat the idea for her soon-to-be beloved tale of homosexual love that was the first of its kind: It gave the lesbian protagonists a happy ending. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This is not just the story behind a classic queer book but also of a queer artist who was deeply flawed. It's a comic about what it was like to write comics in the 1950s, but also about what it means to be a writer at any time in history, struggling to find your voice. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Author Grace Ellis contextualizes Patricia Highsmith as both an unintentional queer icon \u003ci\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003e a figure whose problematic views and noted anti-Semitism have cemented her controversial legacy. Highsmith's life imitated her art with results as devastating as the plot twists that brought her fame and fortune. \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Harry N. Abrams","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62090004136306,"sku":"BS-R4W-744334","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0987\/2972\/2226\/files\/9781419744334-HD.jpg?v=1784593642","url":"https:\/\/www.novelpanel.com\/products\/flung-out-of-space-inspired-by-the-indecent-adventures-of-patricia-highsmith","provider":"Novel Panel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}