{"product_id":"9781598532180","title":"Dashiell Hammett: The Library of America Edition: (Two-volume boxed set)","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eHammett, Dashiell\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLibrary of America\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e5\/2\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eBoxed Set\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003eHere, for the first time in a deluxe collector’s box, is the most comprehensive edition of the hard-boiled crime fiction of Dashiell Hammett ever published. \u003ci\u003eComplete Novels\u003c\/i\u003e, the first of two volumes gathered here, presents the five groundbreaking books whose gritty, lean prose won admiration from such contemporaries as Stein, Hemingway, and Faulkner: \u003ci\u003eRed Harvest\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Dain Curse\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Maltese Falcon\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Glass Key,\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Thin Man\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the stories he wrote for \u003ci\u003eBlack Mask\u003c\/i\u003e and other pulp magazines in the 1920s and 1930s, Hammett used the vernacular adventure tale to register the jarring textures and revved-up cadences of modern America. \u003ci\u003eCrime Stories \u0026amp; Other Writings\u003c\/i\u003e presents 24 of these classic tales, along with revealing essays and an early, unfinished version of his novel \u003ci\u003eThe Thin Man\u003c\/i\u003e. The texts, reprinted here for the first time, are those that appeared originally in the pulps, without the revisions introduced by later editors. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“An invaluable collection.” —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eLIBRARY OF AMERICA\u003c\/b\u003e is an independent nonprofit cultural organization founded in 1979 to preserve our nation’s literary heritage by publishing, and keeping permanently in print, America’s best and most significant writing. The Library of America series includes more than 300 volumes to date, authoritative editions that average 1,000 pages in length, feature cloth covers, sewn bindings, and ribbon markers, and are printed on premium acid-free paper that will last for centuries.","brand":"Library of America","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44215531700479,"sku":"9781598532180","price":80.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9781598532180_s600x595.jpg?v=1775581383","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/products\/9781598532180","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}