Dashiell Hammett (1894–1961)
Auteur de The Maltese Falcon
A propos de l'auteur
Samuel Dashiell Hammett was born on May 27, 1894 in St Mary's County, Maryland. Raised in Baltimore and Philadelphia, he attended Baltimore Polytechnic until he was 13 years old, but was forced to drop out and work a series of jobs to help support his family. At the age of 21 Hammett was hired by afficher plus the Pinkerton National Detective Agency as an operative. After a stint in the United States Army during World War II, he married a nurse named Josephine Annas Dolan, whom he met when he fell ill with tuberculosis. In 1922, Hammett began writing for Black Mask magazine. Using his background in detective work, he created the tough guy detective characters Sam Spade and the Continental Op, as well as debonair sleuths Nick and Nora Charles. By 1927, Hammett had written the Poisonville series, which later became the novel Red Harvest. He wrote more than 85 short stories and five novels during his lifetime. The novels include The Dain Curse, The Glass Key, The Thin Man, and The Maltese Falcon, which was later adapted into a classic movie starring Humphrey Bogart. He also wrote an autobiography entitled Beams Falling: The Art of Dashiell Hammett. After his marriage faltered in the late 1920s, Hammett met Lillian Hellman, then a married 24-year-old aspiring playwright. In 1930, Hellman left her husband for Hammett. Eventually they both divorced their spouses and, although the two never married, they remained together until Hammett's death on January 10, 1961. (Bowker Author Biography) afficher moins
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Séries
Œuvres de Dashiell Hammett
Red Harvest / The Dain Curse / The Maltese Falcon / The Glass Key / The Thin Man (1965) 2,026 exemplaires
Return of the Thin Man: Two never-before-published novellas featuring Nick & Nora Charles (2012) 285 exemplaires
The Glass Key / The Thin Man 23 exemplaires
Modern Classics of Suspense: Rebecca, Death and the Sky Above, The Thin Man, The Circular Staircase, Above Suspicion, A… (1968) 16 exemplaires
The Thin Man/The Maltese Falcon/The Glass Key/The Dain Curse/Red Harvest/Selected Stories (1950) 16 exemplaires
Arson Plus and Other Stories: Collected Case Files of the Continental Op: The Early Years, Volume 1 (The Complete… (2016) 14 exemplaires
It and Other Stories: Collected Case Files of the Continental Op: The Early Years, Volume 2 (The Complete Continental… (2016) 12 exemplaires
Creeping Siamese and Other Stories: Collected Case Files of the Continental Op: The Later Years, Volume 1 (The Complete… (2016) 10 exemplaires
The Golden Horseshoe and Other Stories: Collected Case Files of the Continental Op: The Middle Years, Volume 1 (The… (2016) 10 exemplaires
Who Killed Bob Teal? and Other Stories: Collected Case Files of the Continental Op: The Middle Years, Volume 2 (2016) 9 exemplaires
Corkscrew and Other Stories: Collected Case Files of the Continental Op: The Middle Years, Volume 3 (The Complete… (2016) 9 exemplaires
The Main Death and This King Business: Collected Case Files of the Continental Op: The Later Years, Volume 2 (The… (2016) 8 exemplaires
Who Killed Bob Teal? and Other Detective Stories by Dashiell Hammett (Civitas Library Classics) (2012) 8 exemplaires
The Dashiell Hammett story omnibus 7 exemplaires
The Capture of Attu : tales of World War II in Alaska, as told by the men who fought there (1984) 7 exemplaires
Fly Paper and Other Stories: Collected Case Files of the Continental Op: The Later Years, Volume 3 (The Complete… (2016) 7 exemplaires
The Maltese Falcon / The Big Sleep 6 exemplaires
Afraid of a Gun [Short story] 5 exemplaires
Het verschroeide gezicht 5 exemplaires
Todos los casos del agente de la Continental: Cosecha roja; La maldición de los Dain; El agente de la Continental (2012) 5 exemplaires
Breakdown and Other Thrillers — Directeur de publication — 4 exemplaires
Tulip 3 exemplaires
Modern Tales of Horror 3 exemplaires
The Scorched Face — Auteur — 3 exemplaires
DH-The Maltese Falcon 3 exemplaires
Bodies Piled Up [Short story] 3 exemplaires
A Man Named Thin [short story] 3 exemplaires
The Complete Dashiell Hammett 2 exemplaires
Cuentos policiales de la serie negra 2 exemplaires
The Thin Man by Dashiell Hammett (1989-07-17) 2 exemplaires
Skleněný klíč 2 exemplaires
The Complete Works of Dashiell Hammett 2 exemplaires
Hammett Creeping Siamese 2 exemplaires
The Novels of Dashell Hammett 2 exemplaires
La casa de la Calle del Turco 2 exemplaires
The Adventures of Sam Spade Detective, Volume 1 [With Earbuds] (Playaway Adult Fiction) (2010) 2 exemplaires
Piombo e sangue 2 exemplaires
One Hour [short story] 2 exemplaires
The Whosis Kid [short story] 2 exemplaires
This King Business [short story] 2 exemplaires
Relatos 1 exemplaire
The Thin Man / The Maltese Falcon / The Dain Curse 1 exemplaire
The Thin Man and Other Stories 1 exemplaire
Lawless Caper, The 1 exemplaire
Estranha maldição, A 1 exemplaire
Bail Bond Caper, The 1 exemplaire
Wheel of Life Caper, The 1 exemplaire
Blue Beard Caper, The 1 exemplaire
Critical Author Caper, The 1 exemplaire
Prodigal Daughter Caper, The 1 exemplaire
Rushlight Diamond Caper, The 1 exemplaire
Apple of Eve Caper, The 1 exemplaire
Sam and the Psyche 1 exemplaire
The Dashiell Hammett OMNIBUS 1 exemplaire
The Centennial Op 1 exemplaire
Death Bed Caper, The 1 exemplaire
Un sale Bled 1 exemplaire
Night Shade 1 exemplaire
The Judge Laughed Last 1 exemplaire
The Red Brain 1 exemplaire
A Ferradura Dourada 1 exemplaire
CHEIA DE STICLA 1 exemplaire
OBRA SELECTA 1 exemplaire
Classic Crime 2: The Thin Man, The Innocence of Father Brown & The Face On the Cutting-Room Floor 1 exemplaire
Hammett Dashiell 1 exemplaire
NOVELAS ESCOGIDAS 1 exemplaire
Tom, Dick, or Harry [short story] 1 exemplaire
Club del Misterio, volum 5 1 exemplaire
Dry Martini Caper, The 1 exemplaire
from The Maltese Falcon (in Detective Fiction: C&C) 1 exemplaire
Battles of Belvedere, The 1 exemplaire
Mike Alec Or Rufus 1 exemplaire
Carré noir : réédition de la Série noire 1 exemplaire
Relatos de verano - serie negra 1 exemplaire
Faith 1 exemplaire
La maldición de los Dain 1 exemplaire
UN OM SUBTIRE 1 exemplaire
Adventures of Sam Spade Vol. 5 1 exemplaire
Adventures of Sam Spade Vol. 4 1 exemplaire
Cuentos de la serie negra 1 exemplaire
S. D. Hammett Novelas Escogidas 1 exemplaire
Adventures of Sam Spade Vol. 3 1 exemplaire
Adventures of Sam Spade Vol. 2 1 exemplaire
Adventures of Sam Spade Vol. 1 1 exemplaire
Flopsy, Mopsy, and Cottontail Caper, The 1 exemplaire
Lazarus Caper, The 1 exemplaire
Champion Caper, The 1 exemplaire
Stopped Watch Caper, The 1 exemplaire
ROMANZI 1 exemplaire
Dick Foley Caper, The 1 exemplaire
Farmer's Daughter Caper, The 1 exemplaire
Mad Scientist Caper, The 1 exemplaire
Quarter Eagle Caper, The 1 exemplaire
Bow Window Caper, The 1 exemplaire
Missing Newshawk Caper, The 1 exemplaire
Vaphio Cup Caper, The 1 exemplaire
Sugar Kane Caper, The 1 exemplaire
Subject: Edith Hamilton (Title only Shows "Subject") 1 exemplaire
Hot Hundred Grand Caper, The 1 exemplaire
The Adam Figg Caper 1 exemplaire
Bouncing Betty Caper, The 1 exemplaire
1991 1 exemplaire
Sämtliche Werke in 10 Bänden 1 exemplaire
Audio Archive Presents Dashiell Hammett's 'The Thin Man': A LUX Theater Episode Plus Special Commentary (2009) 1 exemplaire
New Hammett 1 exemplaire
The Essential Noir Bundle 1 exemplaire
Aquel asunto del Rey 1 exemplaire
Död man talar 1 exemplaire
Lep na muchy 1 exemplaire
The Parthian Shot 1 exemplaire
Inlåsta bevis 1 exemplaire
Lejd att mörda 1 exemplaire
Obras completas I y II 1 exemplaire
Obras Completas 1 exemplaire
Continental Op. Sette racconti inediti 1 exemplaire
THE THIN MAN, THE ADVENTURES OF SAM SPADE, THE GLASS KEY, THE MALTESE FALCON, RED HARVEST 1 exemplaire
Thin Man 03: Another Thin Man 1 exemplaire
The Golden Horseshoe {short story} 1 exemplaire
They Can Only Hang You Once [short story] 1 exemplaire
Il falco maltese - LE STRADE DEL GIALLO N.36 1 exemplaire
BLACK MASK: ARSON PLUS 1 exemplaire
The Glass Key. a Ned Beaumont Mystery 1 exemplaire
Corkscrew [short story] 1 exemplaire
Matrimonio d’amore 1 exemplaire
Omnibus 1 exemplaire
Der Malteser Falke. Der Dünne Mann (ex libris) 1 exemplaire
THE GLASS KEY, THE THIN MAN, RED HARVEST, THE ADVENTURES OF SAM SPADE, THE MALTESE FALCON, THE DAIN CURSE 1 exemplaire
Two Sharp Knives [short story] 1 exemplaire
Club del Misterio numero 001: Cosecha roja 1 exemplaire
Tutto Dashiell Hammett: l'uomo ombra-il falcone maltese-piombo e sangue-il bacio della violenza-la chiave di vetro 1 exemplaire
Delphi Complete Works of Dashiell Hammett 1 exemplaire
Estranha Maldição 1 exemplaire
The Thin Man by Dashiell Hammett (1989-07-17) 1 exemplaire
Antología de relatos 1 exemplaire
The Tenth Clew and Other Continental Op Stories 1 exemplaire
The Maltese Falcon 1 exemplaire
O homem sombra 1 exemplaire
The Thin Man 1 exemplaire
The Maltese Falcon, an Introduction (The Big Read) 1 exemplaire
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101 Years' Entertainment: The Great Detective Stories 1841-1941 (1941) — Contributeur — 102 exemplaires
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The Arbor House Treasury of Detective and Mystery Stories from the Great Pulps (1983) — Contributeur — 49 exemplaires
Murder Plus: True Crime Stories from the Masters of Detective Fiction (1958) — Contributeur — 44 exemplaires
Antología del relato policial, aula de literatura, Bachillerato. Material auxiliar (1992) — Contributeur — 40 exemplaires
Black Mask 1: Doors in the Dark: And Other Crime Fiction from the Legendary Magazine (Black Mask Stories) (2011) — Contributeur — 32 exemplaires
The Mystery Hall of Fame: An Anthology of Classic Mystery and Suspense Stories (1984) — Contributeur — 32 exemplaires
To the Queen's Taste: The First Supplement to 101 Years' Entertainment; Consisting of the Best Stories Published in the… (1946) — Contributeur — 24 exemplaires
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Great Mystery Books, 10 Volumes (Journey into Fear, The 39 Steps, And Then There Were None, Maltese Falcon, The Nine… (1967) — Contributeur — 5 exemplaires
The Innocence of Father Brown | The Face on the Cutting-Room Floor | The Thin Man (1985) 3 exemplaires
Detektivhistorier fra Sherlock Holmes til Hercule Poirot — Contributeur — 3 exemplaires
Classic Crime Stories: 13 Tales from Edgar Allan Poe to Lawrence Block (2007) — Contributeur — 2 exemplaires
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Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Nom canonique
- Hammett, Dashiell
- Nom légal
- Hammett, Samuel Dashiell
- Date de naissance
- 1894-05-27
- Date de décès
- 1961-01-10
- Lieu de sépulture
- Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, USA
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- USA
- Lieu de naissance
- St. Mary's County, Maryland
- Lieu du décès
- New York, New York, USA
- Cause du décès
- lung cancer
- Lieux de résidence
- St. Mary's County, Maryland, USA (birth)
New York, New York, USA (death)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Baltimore, Maryland, USA - Professions
- writer
- Relations
- Hellman, Lillian (partner)
Hammett, Jo (daughter)
Martin, Nell (lover)
Rivett, Julie M. (granddaughter) - Organisations
- Civil Rights Congress
American Communist Party
Pinkerton National Detective Agency
League of American Writers
United States Army (WWI ∙ WWII)
Membres
Discussions
November 2014: Dashiell Hammett à Monthly Author Reads (Décembre 2014)
Critiques
Listes
Five star books (1)
Favourite Books (3)
MysteryCAT 2014 (1)
Unread books (1)
Murder Mysteries (1)
Folio Society (1)
Allie's Wishlist (1)
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1930s (3)
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 318
- Aussi par
- 69
- Membres
- 28,962
- Popularité
- #689
- Évaluation
- 3.9
- Critiques
- 804
- ISBN
- 797
- Langues
- 26
- Favoris
- 151
Le genre « hard boiled » (habituellement traduit « dur à cuire » en français, mais cela perd de sa saveur), dont Dashiell Hammett est un précurseur, qui tranche avec les enquêtes bourgeoises d’Agatha Christie et consorts, pour nous entraîner dans les quartiers louches, sur les pas de personnages manipulateurs et ambigus.
Dans ce livre fondateur du genre, tous les ingrédients sont là. Le détective privé dont la moralité n’est jamais claire mais dont la condescendance vis-à-vis des femmes est bien avérée, les policiers pas trop intelligents, les malfrats qui n’ont ni loyauté ni froid aux yeux et bien sûr la femme belle et manipulatrice. Mais tous ces ingrédients ne se nouent jamais en une intrigue. Le livre n’est fait que de coups de fil, de déplacements d’un lieu à un autre et de quelques confrontations musclées. Je n’ai rien compris aux personnages qui me semblent agir de façon tout à fait irrationnelle. Et enfin, le style est d’une platitude confinant au néant.
En un mot, je suis complètement passée à côté de ce roman qui est censé être un monument du genre. Moi qui voulais m’encanailler dans les bas-fonds de San Francisco, je suis restée complètement hors de l’histoire.… (plus d'informations)