The two faces of January
Patricia Highsmith's The two faces of January (1964) is a sapphic fiction novel. It deals with lesbian authors, interpersonal relations, criminals and americans.
19 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 20 editions.
It runs to roughly 284 pages — 5–6 hours of reading at an average pace.
About The two faces of January
Two men meet in the picturesque backstreets of Athens. Chester MacFarlane is a conman with multiple false identities, near the end of his rope and on the run with his young wife Colette. Rydal Keener is a young drifter looking for adventure: he finds it in one evening as the law catches up to Chester and Colette, and their fates become fatally entwined. Patricia Highsmith draws us deep into a cross-European game of cat and mouse in this masterpiece of suspense from the author of The Talented Mr Ripley. Now a major film starring Viggo Mortensen, Kirsten Dunst and Oscar Isaac (Drive, Inside Llewelyn Davis). This special edition includes a foreword by director and screenwriter Hossein Amini.
Quick answers
Who wrote The two faces of January?
The two faces of January was written by Patricia Highsmith and first published in 1964.
What genre is The two faces of January?
It is usually shelved as Lesbian & Sapphic Fiction.
How long is The two faces of January?
The median edition has 284 pages, about 5–6 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.
What books are similar to The two faces of January?
Readers who like it often enjoy Hangsaman, The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas and Mémoires d'Hadrien.
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