by Dashiell Hammett · Debate · tapa dura · ISBN 9788474443240
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«Un hombre llamado Spade» is the short story collection of crime fiction by Dashiell Hammett, published by Debate in hardcover (183 pages, in Spanish).
It brings together seven stories about detective Sam Spade, a rough and unpredictable investigator whose wit hides behind a dreamy smile. It includes «Sólo se ahorca una vez» and «Demasiados han vivido», along with tales such as that of detective Alec Rush and an ironic view of justice.
Translation by Horacio González Trejo. The stories in the volume come from «The Adventures of Sam Spade and Other Stories», originally published in 1944.
For readers of classic crime fiction, detective stories and fans of Sam Spade and hard-boiled literature.
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.
