Russian Translation and Reception of Dashiell Hammett's Novel "The Maltese Falcon"

Student: Dudina Aleksandra

Supervisor: Alexandra Bazhenova-Sorokina

Educational Programme: Philology (Bachelor)

Year of Graduation: 2021

"The Maltese Falcon" is an important novel in the history of the detective genre. It refers to hard-boiled fiction, which style components can be difficult to translate. The active acquaintance of the Russian reader with the works of the detective genre began only during the period of the “Thaw”. This study is aimed at analyzing the principles of translation of the features of Dashiell Hammett's style based on the novel "The Maltese Falcon", as well as analyzing the reception of this novel in Russia.

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