The Thin Man The Thin Man The Thin Man (1934) is a detective novel by Dashiell Hammett, originally published in the December 1933 issue of "Redbook". It appeared in book form the following month. Hammett never wrote a sequel but the book became the basis for a successful six-part film series, which also began in 1934 with "The Thin Man" and starred William Powell and Myrna Loy. "The Thin Man" television series aired on NBC from 1957-59, and starred Peter Lawford and Phyllis Kirk . In 1999, Knopf published a collection of Hammett's early works, including an early draft of "The Thin Man".
Fat and Thin (Sculpture) Fat and Thin (Sculpture) The sculptural composition Fat and Thin is a monument in Taganrog town of the Rostov Region that is illustrating the characters of a satirical short story by Anton Chekhov “Fat and Thin”. The monument was constructed in 2010. Its author is sculptor David Begalov. The story related to the sculpture was written by A.P. Chekhov in 1883. It describes two classmates who meet at the Nikolaevsky station. One of them, Misha, is described as a fat man satisfied with his lifestyle and destiny. Another character, Porphyry is a thin and weedy man, busy caring for his