The Thin Man

2023-02-21 Fiction

Author : Dashiell Hammett
Release : 2023-02-21
Genre : Fiction
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Book Rating : 114/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book The Thin Man written by Dashiell Hammett. This book was released on 2023-02-21. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Thin Man (1934) is a detective novel by Dashiell Hammett, made famouos by the series of movies based on it starring William Powell and Myrna Loy. The story is set in New York City during the Christmas season of 1932, in the last days of Prohibition in the United States. Nick Charles, a retired private detective, and Nora, his socialite wife, become embroiled in a mystery.

In Search of The Thin Man

2024-02-14 Performing Arts

Author : Philip Zwerling
Release : 2024-02-14
Genre : Performing Arts
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Book Rating : 027/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book In Search of The Thin Man written by Philip Zwerling. This book was released on 2024-02-14. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The man who created the boldest hard boiled fiction, Dashiell Hammett, wrote The Thin Man in 1933 and launched the fun-loving, booze-swilling, mystery-solving couple Nick and Nora Charles into American culture. MGM sold millions of movie tickets by casting William Powell and Myrna Loy as this classiest of romantic couples. Over 14 years and six films, these stars navigated grave periods of history: the Great Depression, World War II, and the Cold War. The novel and films live on as gems of a unique gritty sophistication. This complete history of The Thin Man series covers the brightest stars, tastiest scandals, headlines and conflicts behind these classic films. With a cast of hundreds, we see Hammett, his lover Lillian Hellman, and their friend Dorothy Parker fight alcoholism, sexual convention and Senator Joe McCarthy in culture wars of eerie contemporaneity.

The Thin Man

1934 Charles, Nick (Fictitious character)

Author : Dashiell Hammett
Release : 1934
Genre : Charles, Nick (Fictitious character)
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Download or read book The Thin Man written by Dashiell Hammett. This book was released on 1934. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Sleeping Dictionary

2013-08-20 Fiction

Author : Sujata Massey
Release : 2013-08-20
Genre : Fiction
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Book Rating : 256/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book The Sleeping Dictionary written by Sujata Massey. This book was released on 2013-08-20. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From an award-winning novelist, a stunning portrait of late Raj India—a sweeping saga and a love story set against a background of huge political and cultural upheaval. YOU ASK FOR MY NAME, THE REAL ONE, AND I CANNOT TELL. IT IS NOT FOR LACK OF EFFORT. In 1930, a great ocean wave blots out a Bengali village, leaving only one survivor, a young girl. As a maidservant in a British boarding school, Pom is renamed Sarah and discovers her gift for languages. Her private dreams almost die when she arrives in Kharagpur and is recruited into a secretive, decadent world. Eventually, she lands in Calcutta, renames herself Kamala, and creates a new life rich in books and friends. But although success and even love seem within reach, she remains trapped by what she is . . . and is not. As India struggles to throw off imperial rule, Kamala uses her hard-won skills—for secrecy, languages, and reading the unspoken gestures of those around her—to fight for her country’s freedom and her own happiness.

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