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Hammett, Dashiell - English
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1894–1961, American writer, b. St. Mary's co., Maryland. After a variety of jobs, including several years working as a detective for the Pinkerton agency, beginning in the early 1920s he found success as a writer, largely originating the “hard-boiled” school of detective fiction. His stories, about 90 in all, are realistic, fast-paced, and marked by a certain sophistication and a merciless detachment. He was the creator of Nick Charles and Sam Spade, the latter being the original tough “private eye.” Hammett's novels The Maltese Falcon (1930), The Glass Key (1931), and The Thin Man (1932), are considered classics of the genre; all were made into successful movies. Lillian Hellman, his companion of many years, wrote of their relationship in Pentimento (1973) and other autobiographical works.

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Dashiell Hammett, Mystery and Suspense Writer - English
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Dashiell Hammett - German
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Dashiell Hammett gehört zusammen mit Raymond Chandler zu den geistigen Vätern des "Hardboiled", des realistischen, härteren Krimis amerikanischer Art. Im Gegensatz zu den klassischen Krimis des Golden Age (Arthur Conan Dolye / Sherlock Holmes, Agatha Christie / Miss Marple / Hercule Poirot, etc.) sind in Hammetts Krimis sowohl die Gesellschaft als auch seine Protagonisten verroht. Habgier, Betrug und Gewalt bestimmen das Leben, seine toughen Detektive ermitteln ohne Moral, aber mit Prinzipien. Wie seine "Helden" ist auch der Autor vom Leben hart getroffen.

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Dashiell Hammett - English
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A Guide to Classic Mystery and Detection Home Page

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Dashiell Hammett - English
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American novelist who also worked as a screenwriter in Hollywood. Hammett's best known books include THE MALTESE FALCON (1930), filmed three times. It introduced detective Sam Spade who is investigating the murder of his colleague, detective Archer. Spade finds himself involved with an odd assortment of characters, all searching for a black statue of a bird. Among them are the gorgeous redhead Brigid O'Shaughnessy, her employer, Fat Man Casper Gutman, Joel Cairo, an agent of Gutman, and Wilmer Cook, a nervous, trigger-happy bodyguard.

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