{"id":2521,"date":"2025-04-01T00:41:51","date_gmt":"2025-04-01T00:41:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/clorinspats.com\/mediamenagerie\/?post_type=manga&p=2521"},"modified":"2025-04-01T00:41:55","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T00:41:55","slug":"flung-out-of-space-inspired-by-the-indecent-adventures-of-patricia-highsmith","status":"publish","type":"manga","link":"https:\/\/clorinspats.com\/mediamenagerie\/manga\/flung-out-of-space-inspired-by-the-indecent-adventures-of-patricia-highsmith\/","title":{"rendered":"Flung Out of Space: Inspired by the Indecent Adventures of Patricia Highsmith"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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A fictional and complex portrait of bestselling author Patricia Highsmith caught up in the longing that would inspire her queer classic, <\/strong>The Price of Salt<\/strong><\/em>

Flung Out of Space <\/em>is both a love letter to the essential lesbian novel, The Price of Salt<\/em>, and an examination of its notorious author, Patricia Highsmith. <\/em>Veteran comics creators Grace Ellis and Hannah Templer have teamed up to tell this story through Highsmith\u2019s eyes\u2014reimagining the events that inspired her to write the story that would become a foundational piece of queer literature.

Flung Out of Space<\/em> 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\u2014what will eventually be Strangers on a Train<\/em>\u2014 which would later be adapted into a classic film by Alfred Hitchcock in 1951.
 
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\u2014it gave the lesbian protagonists a happy ending.
 
This is not just the story behind a classic queer book, but of a queer artist who was deeply flawed. It\u2019s 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.
    
Author Grace Ellis contextualizes Patricia Highsmith as both an unintentional queer icon and<\/em> a figure whose problematic views and noted anti-Semitism have cemented her controversial legacy. Highsmith\u2019s life imitated her art with results as devastating as the plot twists that brought her fame and fortune.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Hey! A problematic gay for the sapphics!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is an engrossing and tough read. It’s a highly dramatized biography of Patricia Highsmith, the writer of a lesbian cult classic The Price of Salt<\/em>. The comic explores her struggling with her attractions while also trying to break into the literary world beyond comic books, which she had utter disdain for. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

(The irony of such a beautifully illustrated version of events being a comic book is not lost on me.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It frustrates me that when I read it, it was through hoopla, so I couldn’t take any screenshots (seriously, I kind of hate hoopla). I really wanted to share some fantastic spreads, the excellent spot color work, the noir-inspired lighting and mood…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The other thing is… well, it shows that Patricia was not necessarily a nice<\/em> person. I found myself wondering how much of it was because she was struggling in a world built against her… but really, it’s no excuse to be an antisemitic cunt about some things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Honestly, I HIGHLY recommend. Excellent nonfiction, very engaging, I think Remy would like it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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