by Dashiell Hammett · Alianza · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788420611587
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«El halcón maltés» is Dashiell Hammett's crime novel, published by Alianza in paperback (248 pages, in Spanish).
In 1930s San Francisco, private detective Sam Spade becomes embroiled in the pursuit of a valuable falcon-shaped statuette, a gift from the Knights of Malta to Charles V in 1530. A plot of thefts, deceit and violence that blends stark realism with romanticism, narrated with the objectivity of a police report.
Edition in Alianza Editorial's El libro de bolsillo series. Translation by Fernando Calleja. Novel originally published in 1930, adapted to film by John Huston in 1941.
For readers of noir fiction and classics of the crime genre.
Samuel Dashiell Hammett was an American writer of hard-boiled detective novels and short stories. He was also a screenwriter and political activist. Among the characters he created are Sam Spade, Nick and Nora Charles, The Continental Op and the comic strip character Secret Agent X-9.
