Explore the noir novel through Dashiell Hammett’s The Maltese Falcon, Raymond Chandler’s The Big Sleep, and  Sara Paretsky’sIndemnity Only. From hardboiled detectives navigating gritty cityscapes to Paretsky’s feminist reimagining of the genre, this course tracesthe evolution of noir fiction. Film clipsfrom classic adaptations will highlight the genre’s impact on both literature and cinema

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