by Dashiell Hammett · LANGUES POUR TOUS · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782266147866
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«Creeping Siamese» is a collection of short stories by Dashiell Hammett published by Langues Pour Tous in 2005 in paperback with CD (111 pages).
The volume brings together two crime stories: «Creeping Siamese» follows private detective Continental Op on an investigation in San Francisco that leads to a plot of identity theft; «Nightshade» addresses racism. The edition includes the complete English text, linguistic and cultural notes, glossary, and full audio.
It is part of the Version Originale series by Langues Pour Tous, a collection of monolingual editions with didactic apparatus.
Designed for French-speaking students of English; the notes and glossary are in French to aid reading.
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.
