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The Glass Cell
The Glass Cell
Author: Patricia Highsmith
At last back in print, one of Patricia Highsmith's most disturbing works. Rife with overtones of Dostoyevsky, The Glass Cell, first published forty years ago, combines a quintessential Highsmith mystery with a penetrating critique of the psychological devastation wrought by the prison system. Falsely convicted of fraud, the easygo...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780393325676
ISBN-10: 0393325679
Publication Date: 6/2004
Pages: 288
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3.4 stars, based on 5 ratings
Publisher: W. W. Norton Company
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 1
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The first half of the novel is about prison life of a man falsely accused. The second half deals with his life after being released. The protagonist is a complex character with a mixture of good and evil.
Overall, the second part was far more interesting, but the ending seemed forced and unrealistic.


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