Tag Archives: Dashiell Hammett

Bouchercon 2019: Evolution of the Noir Genre

Posted on November 18, 2019 by gabrielswharf

Bouchercon. Conversation about the Evolution of the Noir Genre Panel, 1 November 2019, 1PM in Landmark C in Dallas Hyatt Regency. Recorded by Patrick von Wiegandt and transcribed here by Gabriel Valjan. Any errors are my own. Panelists: Moderator, Eryk Pruitt … Continue reading →

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Big as a phone book, but good enough to dial in Hammett

Posted on January 4, 2018 by gabrielswharf

There is no dearth of commentaries on Hammett’s contribution to crime fiction, or reviews of his Continental Op stories. The foremost value of Richard Layman and Julie M. Rivett’s Big Book of The Continental Op, a door-stopper of a book, … Continue reading →

Posted in American Writers, Forgotten Writers, Noir | Tagged Contiental Op, crime fiction, Dashiell Hammett, hard-boiled, noir | Leave a comment

Hammett on Hammett: The Case of the Mystery Editor

Posted on April 11, 2016 by gabrielswharf

Maxwell Perkins coached and encouraged F. Scott Fitzgerald. Gordon Lish often slashed more than half of Raymond Carver’s stories. Thanks to letters, journals, and literary scholars, readers can see the trajectories of manuscripts from draft to printed page. Not just … Continue reading →