- As Noted In: 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die, Quintessence Editions
- As Noted In: 1100 or so Notable Novels and Novellas, Phantom
- Ranked 31st, The Top 100 Mystery Novels of All Time, Mystery Writers of America
The Thin Man is a mystery novel by American author Dashiell Hammett set during Prohibition Era in New York City. - AsNotedIn
I was leaning against the bar in a speakeasy on Fifty-second Street waiting for Nora to finish her Christmas shopping, when a girl got up from the table where she had been sitting with three other people and came over to me. She was small and blonde, and whether you looked at her face or at her body in powder-blue sports clothes, the result was satisfactory. Dashiell Hammett, The Thin Man
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| Y/M/D | Association | Description | Place | Locale | Food | Event | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934/01/08 | Dashiell Hammett | Author | The Thin Man - published | ||||
| 1934/01/08 | Alfred A Knopf | Publisher | The Thin Man - published |
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| Particulars for The Thin Man (book): | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Type | Book | a written or printed work consisting of pages glued or sewn together along one side and bound in covers. | |
| Narrative Arts | Detective | a person, especially a police officer, whose occupation is to investigate and solve crimes. | |
| Social | Drunk as a Lord | extremely intoxicated | |
| Narrative Arts | Fiction | prose literature, especially short stories and novels, that describes imaginary events and people | |
| Narrative Arts | Murder | the unlawful premeditated killing of one human being by another | |
| Narrative Arts | Mystery | something not understood or beyond understanding | |
| Narrative Arts | Narrative | an account of connected events | |
| Art Type | Novel | long form fiction narrative that is at least 40,000 words in length | |
| Narrative Arts | Prose | ordinary written language | |
| Historic use | Speakeasy | ||
| Information | |||
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| Original Language: | English | ||
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