Raymond Chandler: Writing the Big Sleep

by Tom Williams · 2014

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Tom Williams is the author of 'A Mysterious Something in the Light', the biography of Raymond Chandler, the man who defined modern crime fiction. Taking inspiration from novels such as The Big Sleep, The High Window and The Lady in the Lake Tom presents an introduction to Chandler's novels and explores, examines and celebrates why Chandler is considered one of the greatest writers of the 20th century.

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short · 16 pages

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