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The Gutting of Couffignal is a hardboiled crime short story by Dashiell Hammett. It has been reprinted many times in different collections, namely: The Return of the Continental Op, [2] The Big Knockover, [3] Crime Stories and Other Writings, [4] and The Big Book of the Continental Op. [5]
23 de may. de 2021 · A violent and chaotic tale of the Continental Op investigating a mysterious attack on an island of wealthy retirees. Learn how Hammett wrote it, why he wrote it, and what it reveals about his style and career.
19 de sept. de 2014 · Es así en El Saqueo de Couffignal, un relato protagonizado por el Agente de la Continental, en la que lo encontramos en una isla elitista, poblada de mansiones de ricos, custodiando los regalos de boda de uno de estos poderosos.
From its brutal title to its sardonic final lines, The Gutting of Couffignal is a showcase of the early hard-boiled detective style invented by Dashiell Hammett—especially in its early action-oriented phase, while still being a mystery.
The Gutting of Couffignal edge-shaped Couffignal is not a large island, and not far from the mainland, to which it is linked by a wooden bridge. Its western shore is a high, straight cliff that jumps abruptly up out of San Pablo Bay. From the top of this cliff the island slopes eastward, down to a smooth pebble beach
The detective Continental Op has been hired to guard presents given at a wedding, on a small and exceedingly exclusive island called Couffignal. In order to live on the...
A classic hard-boiled crime story by the author of The Maltese Falcon, featuring a cynical detective and a femme fatale. Learn how Hammett combined this tale with another failed story to create his masterpiece novel.
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