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The Price of Salt
Book • 1952
Patricia Highsmith's "The Price of Salt", published under the pseudonym Claire Morgan, is a groundbreaking lesbian romance novel.
It tells the story of Carol Aird and Therese Belivet, two women who fall in love in 1950s New York.
The novel explores themes of love, identity, and societal constraints.
Highsmith's sensitive portrayal of a same-sex relationship was revolutionary for its time.
The novel's exploration of love and its challenges resonates with readers even today.
The Price of Salt is considered a landmark work in lesbian literature.
It tells the story of Carol Aird and Therese Belivet, two women who fall in love in 1950s New York.
The novel explores themes of love, identity, and societal constraints.
Highsmith's sensitive portrayal of a same-sex relationship was revolutionary for its time.
The novel's exploration of love and its challenges resonates with readers even today.
The Price of Salt is considered a landmark work in lesbian literature.
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in the context of challenged lesbian lovers.

Naomi Fry

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, who read and loved it before seeing the movie adaptation "Carol" and feeling disappointed by the latter.

Vinson Cunningham

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I Need a Critic: One-Hundredth-Episode Edition
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as a book about the forbidden love between two women who hit the road.

Jennifer Szalai

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in the context of discussing Patricia Highsmith's first lesbian novel.


Emily Bobrow

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Party down: Vietnam’s Communist leaders meet
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as one of his favorite writers, having read all five of the Tom Ripley books.


Rob Lowe

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as the book that “Carol” is based on, which was reissued and sold millions of copies.

Blake Howard

THE DECADE PROJECT: CAROL (2015) w/ Rob Belushi





