Red Harvest - Dashiell Hammett
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Red Harvest - Dashiell Hammett
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Title: Red Harvest
Author: Dashiell Hammett
Narrator: Frank Marcopolos
Format: Unabridged
Length: 6:44:27
Language: English
Release date: 06-23-2025
Publisher: INAudio (formerly Findaway Voices)
Genres: Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Detective Stories
Summary:
Red Harvest (1929) by Dashiell Hammett is widely recognized as a foundational work in American crime fiction, with a profound and lasting cultural impact. Hammett’s novel is credited with revolutionizing detective fiction. By abandoning the genteel, puzzle-oriented style of earlier mysteries, Red Harvest introduced a new, hard-boiled approach characterized by gritty realism, sharp dialogue, and morally ambiguous characters. The protagonist, the nameless Continental Op, became the prototype for the hard-boiled detective—a figure who would dominate American crime fiction for decades. This style influenced countless writers, including Raymond Chandler, and helped distinguish American crime fiction from its British counterparts. Drawing on Hammett’s own experiences as an operative in the Pinkerton Detective Agency, Red Harvest offers a stark, unflinching look at corruption, violence, and moral decay in American society. The fictional town of 'Poisonville' serves as a metaphor for the broader social and political rot of the Prohibition era, with its depiction of labor strife, organized crime, and the complicity of business and law enforcement. Red Harvest has been interpreted as a Marxist novel, reflecting Hammett’s own leftist views. The narrative suggests that crime and corruption are intrinsic to capitalist society, and the relentless violence in the novel mirrors the brutality of both World War I and industrial capitalism. The book’s refusal to offer clear moral heroes or simple resolutions challenges the conventional good-versus-evil dichotomy, providing a more nuanced and, at times, cynical view of human nature and social systems. Frank Marcopolos is an acclaimed audiobook narrator living in Florida with his dog, Sparky.
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