Back الصقر المالطي (رواية) Arabic Малтийският сокол Bulgarian El falcó maltès (llibre) Catalan Der Malteser Falke German Το γεράκι της Μάλτας (μυθιστόρημα) Greek El halcón maltés (novela) Spanish Malta pistrik Estonian Maltako belatza Basque شاهین مالت (رمان) Persian Maltan haukka (kirja) Finnish
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| Author | Dashiell Hammett |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | |
| Published | 1929 (Black Mask) 1930 (Alfred A. Knopf) |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardcover) |
| Preceded by | The Dain Curse |
| Followed by | The Glass Key |
| Text | The Maltese Falcon online |
The Maltese Falcon is a 1930 detective novel by American writer Dashiell Hammett, originally serialized in the magazine Black Mask beginning with the September 1929 issue. The story is told entirely in external third-person narrative; there is no description whatsoever of any character's thoughts or feelings, only what they say and do, and how they look. The novel has been adapted several times for the cinema. It is considered part of the hardboiled genre, which Hammett played a major part in popularizing.[1][2]
The main character, Sam Spade (who also appeared later in some lesser-known short stories), was a departure from Hammett's nameless detective, The Continental Op. Spade combined several features of previous detectives, notably his cold detachment, keen eye for detail, unflinching and sometimes ruthless determination to achieve his own form of justice, and a complete lack of sentimentality. In 1990 the novel ranked 10th in Top 100 Crime Novels of All Time list by the Crime Writers' Association. Five years later, in a similar list by Mystery Writers of America, the novel was ranked third.
The serialized version of the story entered the public domain on January 1, 2025. The novel will follow on January 1, 2026.[3]
- ^ Jones, D michael (2022). "Hardboiled Hysterics: Shell Shock and Tough Guys in The Maltese Falcon, 1929/1941". The Journal of Popular Culture. 55 (6): 1230–1250. doi:10.1111/jpcu.13206. ISSN 1540-5931.
- ^ Collins, Max Allan (1994). "The Hard-Boiled Detective". In de Andrea, William L (ed.). Encyclopedia Mysteriosa. MacMillan. pp. 153–154. ISBN 978-0-02-861678-0.
- ^ "Public Domain Day 2025 | Duke University School of Law". web.law.duke.edu. Retrieved March 21, 2025.
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