| The World of Raymond Chandler: In His Own Words Contributor(s): Chandler, Raymond (Author), Day, Barry (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0804170487 ISBN-13: 9780804170482 Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group OUR PRICE: $19.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Literary Figures - Literary Criticism | Mystery & Detective Fiction - History | United States - 20th Century |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2014009321 |
| Series: Vintage Crime/Black Lizard |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 5.1" W x 7.9" (0.55 lbs) 272 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The World of Raymond Chandler shows how Chandler precariously balanced the values of a classical English education against those of a fast-evolving America during the years before the Great War; how he adopted Los Angeles as his home after WWI, with Hollywood in turn adopting him (and adapting his works); how his detective hero and alter ego Philip Marlowe evolved over the years; and, above all, what it is to be a writer, and in particular one writing in the "other language" of hardboiled fiction. Acclaimed biographer and historian Barry Day deftly interweaves images and text, using quotations from Chandler's novels, short stories, letters, and interviews, to craft a unique portrait of the mystery writer's life and times. |