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The Big Sleep; Farewell, My Lovely; The High Window: Introduction by Diane Johnson
Contributor(s): Chandler, Raymond (Author), Johnson, Diane (Introduction by)

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 ISBN: 0375415017     ISBN-13: 9780375415012
Publisher: Everyman's Library
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Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: October 2002
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Annotation: Raymond Chandler's first three novels, published here in one volume, established his reputation as an unsurpassed master of hard-boiled detective fiction. THE BIG SLEEP," Chandler's first novel, introduces Philip Marlowe, a private detective inhabiting the seamy side of Los Angeles in the 1930s, as he takes on a case involving a paralyzed California millionaire, two psychotic daughters, blackmail, and murder. In FAREWELL, MY LOVELY, Marlowe deals with the gambling circuit, a murder he stumbles upon, and three very beautiful but potentially deadly women. In THE HIGH WINDOW, Marlowe searches the California underworld for a priceless gold coin and finds himself deep in the tangled affairs of a dead coin collector.
In all three novels, Chandler's hard-edged prose, colorful characters, vivid vernacular, and above all his enigmatic loner of a hero, enduringly establish his claim not only to the heights of his chosen genre but to the pantheon of literary art.

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BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Mystery & Detective - Hard-boiled
- Fiction | City Life
- Fiction | Classics
Dewey: FIC
Series: Everyman's Library Contemporary Classics
Physical Information: 1.5" H x 5.38" W x 8.33" L (1.53 lbs) 696 pages
Themes:
- Locality - Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA
- Cultural Region - Southern California
- Geographic Orientation - California
- Cultural Region - Western U.S.
- Cultural Region - West Coast
Features: Bibliography, Price on Product
Review Citations: Library Journal 09/15/2002 pg. 98
Library Journal 12/01/2002 pg. 186
 
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Raymond Chandler's first three novels, published here in one volume, established his reputation as an unsurpassed master of hard-boiled detective fiction.

The Big Sleep, Chandler's first novel, introduces Philip Marlowe, a private detective inhabiting the seamy side of Los Angeles in the 1930s, as he takes on a case involving a paralyzed California millionaire, two psychotic daughters, blackmail, and murder. In Farewell, My Lovely, Marlowe deals with the gambling circuit, a murder he stumbles upon, and three very beautiful but potentially deadly women. In The High Window, Marlowe searches the California underworld for a priceless gold coin and finds himself deep in the tangled affairs of a dead coin collector.

In all three novels, Chandler's hard-edged prose, colorful characters, vivid vernacular, and, above all, his enigmatic loner of a hero, enduringly establish his claim not only to the heights of his chosen genre but to the pantheon of literary art.
 
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