These two classic novels featuring private eye Philip Marlowe made Raymond Chandler's name synonymous with America's hard-boiled school of crime fiction. The Big Sleep was an instant success when first published in 1939. It centers around a paralyzed California millionaire with two psychopathic daughters; he involves Marlowe in a case of blackmail that turns into murder. Farewell My Lovely, which Chandler regarded as his finest work, came out the following year. It has Marlowe dealing with the Los Angeles gambling circuit, a murder he stumbles upon, and three very beautiful but potentially deadly women. Chandler writes like a slumming angel and invests the sun-blinded streets of Los Angeles with a romantic presence, said Ross Macdonald. And George V. Higgins wrote: Chandler is fun to read. He's as bleak as tundra, and his dirtbag characters far outnumber his stellar citizens, but Philip Marlowe is a laconic tour guide through a zoo of truly interesting animals.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Random House USA INC International Concepts
ISBN-13
9780679601401
eBay Product ID (ePID)
89708156
Product Key Features
Book Title
The Big Sleep & Farewell, My Lovely
Author
Raymond Chandler
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Books
Publication Year
1995
Number of Pages
544 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
191mm
Item Width
124mm
Item Weight
516g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Raymond Chandler
Series Title
A Philip Marlowe Novel
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
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