The Big Sleep
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.34 (637 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0792781023 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 185 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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There was a sulky droop to her lips and the lower lip was full." . She had a good mouth and a good chin. "His thin, claw-like hands were folded loosely on the rug, purple-nailed. A few locks of dry white hair clung to his scalp, like wild flowers fighting for life on a bare rock." Published in 1939, when Raymond Chandler was 50, this is the first of the Philip Marlowe novels. "She was trouble. Its bursts of sex, violence, and explosively direct prose changed detective fiction forever. Her hair was black and wiry and parted in the middle. She was tall and rangy and strong-look
Whistlers Mom said Marlowe's worst clients ever. Published in 19Marlowe's worst clients ever Published in 1939, this was Chandler's first full length book following a half dozen years of cranking out short stories for Black Mask and other pulp magazines. I can understand why it was well-received, but to me it's a weaker book than his later ones. Was the author having trouble shaking off the dust of the pulps or was he nervous about moving into the Big Leagues?Part of the problem is that the family poor Marlowe is trying to protect . 9, this was Chandler's first full length book following a half dozen years of cranking out short stories for Black Mask and other pulp magazines. I can understand why it was well-received, but to me it's a weaker book than his later ones. Was the author having trouble shaking off the dust of the pulps or was he nervous about moving into the Big Leagues?Part of the problem is that the family poor Marlowe is trying to protect . A Great 19A Great 1940's Detective Novel. Wish I was as cool as Philip Marlow. W. Robert A great 1940s detective novel. It was made into a fine movie starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall. Just a few questions to be answered within the story: what does Eddie Mars have on the Sternwoods? Where is Eddie Mars' wife? What happened to Sean Regan? Why is Gwyn Geiger blackmailing the Sternwoods? Why is Harry Jones following Philip Marlow? What did General Sternwood hire Marlow to do? What was going on at Lavern Terrace the night . 0's Detective Novel. Wish I was as cool as Philip Marlow. A great 19A Great 1940's Detective Novel. Wish I was as cool as Philip Marlow. W. Robert A great 1940s detective novel. It was made into a fine movie starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall. Just a few questions to be answered within the story: what does Eddie Mars have on the Sternwoods? Where is Eddie Mars' wife? What happened to Sean Regan? Why is Gwyn Geiger blackmailing the Sternwoods? Why is Harry Jones following Philip Marlow? What did General Sternwood hire Marlow to do? What was going on at Lavern Terrace the night . 0s detective novel. It was made into a fine movie starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall. Just a few questions to be answered within the story: what does Eddie Mars have on the Sternwoods? Where is Eddie Mars' wife? What happened to Sean Regan? Why is Gwyn Geiger blackmailing the Sternwoods? Why is Harry Jones following Philip Marlow? What did General Sternwood hire Marlow to do? What was going on at Lavern Terrace the night . "Really, really entertaining" according to Margaret E.. I had already read this book long, long ago but decided it would be a good one to read aloud with my husband during the cocktail/chocolate/literature hour. It's even better read aloud. Having said that, however, if you do buy this on Kindle be sure and have a hard copy nearby since there are many, many typos and other mistakes in this version. Whoever edited it did a very poor job but that does not detract from the story itself. In reading
The characters were costumed and posed in the manner of motion picture publicity stills. This North Point Press trade edition is based on the illustrated limited edition designed and produced by Arion Press. Arion "produces some of the most beautiful limited-edition books in the world," according to the New York Times. For the third in its series of classic detective novels, the Arion Press selected photographer Lou Stoumen to visualize the rich girls, hoodlums, and petty grifters with whom Chandler peopled Los Angeles in the 1940s. In designing The Big Sleep, Andrew Hoyem recalled modern styles current when the novel appeared half a century ago.. The resulting photographs depict crucial events in the story, like a "paper movie", as Stoumen writes in his afterword