by Dashiell Hammett · tapa dura · ISBN 9788422632184
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«Una mujer en la oscuridad» is the crime novel by Dashiell Hammett, published by Círculo de Lectores in hardcover (139 pages, in Spanish).
A man just out of prison and a woman fleeing a powerful criminal are drawn together by an immediate attraction and a shared need to escape the past. This narrative stands out for its agile action, lively dialogue, and subtle social criticism, with Brazil as a characteristic character in Hammett's gallery.
«Una mujer en la oscuridad» originally appeared as Woman in the Dark, serialized in Liberty magazine in 1933; this Spanish-language edition is from 1990.
A work for readers of classic crime fiction and for those who want to discover the origins of American hard-boiled fiction.
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.
