Later Novels and Other Writings
Raymond Chandler is arguably the best American pulp novelist. His prose is so acutely visual, his characters so raw and intense that it is small wonder that all but one of his books have been made into movies. And his hero Philip Marlowe has graduated into American legend. Together with its...
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Raymond Chandler is arguably the best American pulp novelist. His prose is so acutely visual, his characters so raw and intense that it is small wonder that all but one of his books have been made into movies. And his hero Philip Marlowe has graduated into American legend. Together with its companion volume (Stories and Early Novels), Later Novels and Other Writings forms the most complete Chandler collection in print. In addition to his later novels, this collection contains selected essays and letters, biographical information, and textual as well as explanatory notes. As an added bonus, the editor has included Chandler's screenplay to Double Indemnity, the classic Billy Wilder film adapted from James M. Cain's novel. You're able to compare the script to the finished movie and have the rare opportunity to see how one major crime novelist altered and interpreted another.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9781883011086 (1883011086)
ASIN: 1883011086
Publish date: October 1st 1995
Publisher: Library of America
Pages no: 1076
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics,
Novels,
Writing,
Essays,
Literature,
American,
Mystery,
Detective,
Crime,
Noir,
Hard Boiled
Reviewing the novels separately again, but will give little synopses here plus the review of the essays and Double Indemnity script below. 7/25/2012 - 'The Lady in the Lake': 4 StarsSelf-referential humor and a shift in setting showcases how Chandler's style survives outside of L.A.2/18/2013 - 'The ...