Sat 9 Nov 2024
Diary Review / Stories I’m Reading: DASHIELL HAMMETT “Tulip.”
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DASHIELL HAMMETT “Tulip.” Fragment of an unfinished novel, written perhaps in the early 1950s. First appeared in The Big Nightmare (Random House, 1966).
The beginning, and last paragraphs of what might have been an autobiography of sorts, in which Tulip visits Pop, and the two of them have an unintelligible conversation. [Not rated.]
— September 1968.
November 10th, 2024 at 11:28 pm
Disturbing read. More so than for any other reason is that here, Hammett departs from his usual clipped, terse, laconic, tough-talking style. He’s a verbose –and befuddled –in a Sherwood Anderson -style quandary in this little piece. Overflowing with words.
November 11th, 2024 at 6:22 pm
I was a little leery about posting this old review for fear of allowing people to see how badly I’d missed something. Thanks, Lazy. It’s good to have company!