
Dashiell Hammett
1983
First Published
3.66
Average Rating
344
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An authorized biography of the enigmatic, popular, and legendary American writer, written with the full cooperation of Lillian Hellman, chronicles the shaping of his vision and his bursts of creativity
Avg Rating
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Diane Johnson
Author · 17 books
Diane Johnson is an American born novelist and essayist whose satirical novels often contain American heroines living abroad in contemporary France. Born in Moline, Illinois, Johnson's recent books include L'Affaire (2004), Le Mariage (2000), and Le Divorce (1997) for which she was a National Book Award finalist and the winner of the California Book Awards gold medal for fiction.