Return of the Thin Man (Thorndike Press Large Print Basic Series) - Hardcover

Hammett, Dashiell

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1410455092 ISBN 13: 9781410455093

Publisher: Thorndike Pr, 2013

Synopsis

Collects the two novellas that were the basis of the 1930s movies After the Thin Man and Another Thin Man, but were never published themselves, until now. (mystery & detective).

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Review

PRAISE FOR "RETURN OF THE THIN MAN" "This first unabridged appearance of two Nick and Nora Charles 'novellas' by Hammett should be an occasion for delight, and it is." "The Wall Street Journal" "Read "Return of the Thin Man" and rediscover why Dashiell Hammett was the peerless master of crime fiction in all its dark and bloody glory." "New York Journal of Books" "A volume no fan of Hammett's, of Nick and Nora Charles, of 'The Thin Man' series should even think of doing without." The Huffington Post PRAISE FOR DASHIELL HAMMETT "I think Hammett's stories are about the best there are." Ross MacDonald "Hammett's prose was clean and entirely unique. His characters were as sharply and economically defined as any in American fiction." "The New York Times" "Hammett . . . wrote scenes that seemed never to have been written before." Raymond Chandler "The exuberance of language, the relish with which seedieness is described . . . it's a pleasure to imagine young Hammett cutting loose with whatever rascally high jinks he could cook up." Margaret Atwood "An acknowledged literary landmark." "The New York Times Book Review"" PRAISE FOR "RETURN OF THE THIN MAN""This first unabridged appearance of two Nick and Nora Charles 'novellas' by Hammett should be an occasion for delight, and it is." --"The Wall Street Journal""Read "Return of the Thin Man" and rediscover why Dashiell Hammett was the peerless master of crime fiction in all its dark and bloody glory." --"New York Journal of Books""A volume no fan of Hammett's, of Nick and Nora Charles, of 'The Thin Man' series should even think of doing without." --The Huffington PostPRAISE FOR DASHIELL HAMMETT"I think Hammett's stories are about the best there are." --Ross MacDonald"Hammett's prose was clean and entirely unique. His characters were as sharply and economically defined as any in American fiction." --"The New York Times""Hammett . . . wrote scenes that seemed never to have been written before." --Raymond Chandler"The exuberance of language, the relish with which seedieness is described . . . it's a pleasure to imagine young Hammett cutting loose with whatever rascally high jinks he could cook up." --Margaret Atwood"An acknowledged literary landmark." --"The New York Times Book Review"

About the Author

Dashiell Hammett was an American author of hard-boiled detective novels and short stories, screenplay writer, and political activist. He created enduring characters including Sam Spade ("The Maltese Falcon"), Nick and Nora Charles ("The Thin Man"), and the Continental Op ("Red Harvest and The Dain Curse").

Edition details

• Publisher: Thorndike Pr
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1410455092
• ISBN 13: 9781410455093
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 399