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Private investigations : the novels of Dashiell Hammett by Sinda Gregory; Francis M. Nevins Jr. is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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<p>Gregory examines each of Hammett’s novels—<i>Red Harvest,</i> <i>The Dain Curse, The Maltese Falcon, The Glass Key,</i> and <i>The Thin Man</i>—in terms of their form and theme to make clear their twofold appeal. She shows that they succeed not only as popular fiction but as literature. Through literary analysis she shows that within each of his works there are intri­cate literary strategies to be probed and analyzed symbolically, metaphysically, and metafictionally to yield the sharp vision we expect of art.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>His first novel, <i>Red Harvest,</i> provides an excellent example of his strategies. Filled with action, vivid characters, and remarkable colloquial dialogue, <i>Red Har­vest</i> is a study of personal systems, of ethical responsibility, of the individual’s impotence against an overwhelming de­structiveness of corruption, chaos, and death; yet all of this is subtly woven into dramatic action that thrilled audiences of sensationalized fiction.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>This dual structure provides an on­going sense of revelation. Once a reader discerns that there is meaning beyond the action-filled maelstrom of motion and death that marks Hammett’s works, a

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Author

Sinda Gregory; Francis M. Nevins Jr.

Publisher

Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press

Published

1985

Language

EN

ISBN

9780809311651

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, History, Fiction

Rating

5 / 5 (1 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14