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Publishers always know the true nature of the writers whose books they print, even if they are loath to spell it out in public.

Viewers have accused Netflix of playing into the hands of anti-Semitic stereotypes after the main antagonist of its new hit teen movie Do Revenge was seen wearing a Star of David necklace.

The frothy satire, currently the No. 2 film on the streamer, is loosely based on "Strangers on a Train" by Patricia Highsmith.

Opinion: how did the authors own life and views chime with works like Carol and The Talented Mr Ripley? Patricia Highsmith was an animal lover, largely because she regarded them as superior to human beings. On one occasion, she declared that if she came upon a famished infant and a starving kitten, she would not hesitate to feed the latter and leave the child to fend for itself. Why, she once asked, should domestic pets be expected to consume material that we might find unpalatable? She recom...

2 months old This article is more than 2 months old A biography of the author by Richard Bradford explores the paradox at the heart of her life Hater … and lover, the American writer Patricia Highsmith. Photograph: Peter Jones/Corbis/Getty Images Hater … and lover, the American writer Patricia Highsmith. Photograph: Peter Jones/Corbis/Getty Images Sun 17 Jan 2021 05.00 EST She espoused vile antisemitic views, telling people she was a “Jew hater” and calling the deaths of six...