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What are we
reading? 
Dashiell Hammett's
The Maltese Falcon
Who murdered Sam Spade's partner? Where is the Maltese falcon? Is Brigid O'Shaughnessy as guileless as she claims? Will Spade risk himself to save her? These are the questions that drive Hammett’s fast moving plot in which all of the shady characters are trying to deceive the others. The dialogue is crisp; the descriptions of San Fransisco’s gritty underworld economical. This hardboiled detective novel intrigued and engaged readers in 1929 and became a classic of the genre. Let the Hartford Public Library introduce you to The Maltese Falcon, or remind you of why you loved reading it the first time.
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The Big Read is a nationwide program created by the National Endowment for the Arts designed to revitalize the role of literary reading in American culture. The Big Read invites neighbors to read and discuss a single book of American Literature in their communities and experience the transformative power of reading. The NEA supplies educational and promotional materials such as Reader’s Guides and Audio Guides, bookmarks, posters and banners to encourage citizens to participate. |
The Big Read Participant Survey - Your participation is important!
Copies
of the NEA Reader’s Guides, Teacher’s Guides, and Audio Guides
for “The Maltese Falcon” are available at all
branches of
the Hartford Public Library and all partner libraries. |
