Name: The Continental op
SKU: 1542212
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Author: Dashiell Hammett
ISBN: 9780679722588

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Physical Book

Author

Dashiell Hammett

Publisher

Random House Lcc Us

Year

1989

Language

English

Pages

319

Format

Paperback

Weight

ISBN

0679722580

ISBN13

9780679722588

Synopsis "The Continental op "

Short, thick-bodied, mulishly stubborn, and indifferent to pain, Dashiell Hammett's Continetal Op was the prototype for generations of tough-guy detectives. In these stories the Op unravels a murder with too many clues, looks for a girl with eyes the color of shadows on polished silver, and tangles with a crooked-eared gunman called the Whosis Kid.

Dashiell Hammett

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Dashiell Hammett (St. Mary's County, 1894 - New York, 1961) was born into a family of farmers, worked as a private detective in Baltimore, and participated in World War I, which left lasting effects on his health for the rest of his life. His passion for literature awakened in the early twenties, and he achieved fame during the Great Depression. An influential and admired novelist, between 1929 and 1934 he set aside his profession to engage in political activism: he joined anti-fascist movements and in 1937 became a member of the Communist Party of the United States, which led him to participate in World War II. He is the author of some of the finest noir novels ever written.

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