Name: The Annotated big Sleep
SKU: 50601153
Price: 23.21 EUR
Availability: InStock
Author: Raymond Chandler
ISBN: 9780804168885

Type

Physical Book

Author

Raymond Chandler

Publisher

Random House Usa

Year

2017

Language

English

Pages

512

Format

Paperback

ISBN13

9780804168885

Synopsis "The Annotated big Sleep "

The first fully annotated edition of Raymond Chandler’s 1939 classic The Big Sleep features hundreds of illuminating notes and images alongside the full text of the novel and is an essential addition to any crime fiction fan’s library. A masterpiece of noir, Raymond Chandler's The Big Sleep helped to define a genre. Today it remains one of the most celebrated and stylish novels of the twentieth century. This comprehensive, annotated edition offers a fascinating look behind the scenes of the novel, bringing the gritty and seductive world of Chandler's iconic private eye Philip Marlowe to life. The Annotated Big Sleep solidifies the novel’s position as one of the great works of American fiction and will surprise and enthrall Chandler’s biggest fans. Including: -Personal letters and source texts -The historical context of Chandler’s Los Angeles, including maps and images -Film stills and art from the early pulps -An analysis of class, gender, sexuality, and ethnicity in the novel

Raymond Chandler

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Raymond Thornton Chandler was an American writer of hard-boiled fiction. He was a British-American novelist and screenwriter. In 1932, at the age of forty-four, Chandler became a detective fiction writer after losing his job as an executive at an oil company during the Great Depression.

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