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- Publisher: Penguin USA
- ISBN: 1883011078
- WAPI (Tower ID): 101715851
- Release Date: October 1, 1995
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- Tower.com Sales Rank: #76823 in Books (See Top 100 Books Bestsellers)
- #9816 in Fiction & Literature (See Top 100 Fiction & Literature Bestsellers)
- #711 in Literary (See Top 100 Literary Bestsellers)
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Product DescriptionRun a Quick Search on "Stories and Early Novels" by Raymond Chandler and Frank MacShane to Browse Related Products:Browse more products related to "Stories and Early Novels"Browse more products related to "Raymond Chandler and Frank MacShane"Review"I could go on about Chandler's accomplishments, too cool and numerous to list here, but I won't. It's all here in these two very complete volumes. Simply consider this a rave review. If you love crime..., go out and buy these books without delay. And if you have to knock over the convenience store on the corner to do it, let me suggest an alternative plan: sell all the books you own written by the Chandler knock-offs, take the money, and buy these instead. It will be worth it to spend some time with an original, and, as the Library of America suggests by its publication of Chandler's total oeuvre, a great artist." "Philip Marlowe, wisecracking detective, gets two volumes in the Library of America....It's high time....[Chandler is a] literary genius with a sense of humor--what more do you want?" Publisher's noteStories and Early Novels includes every story that Chandler did not later incorporate into a novel - thirteen in all. Drawn from the pages of Black Mask and Dime Detective, these stories show how Chandler adapted the violent conventions of the pulp magazines - with their brisk exposition and rapid-fire dialogue - to his own emerging vision of 20th-century America. Raymond Chandler: Stories and Early Novels contains a newly researched chronology of Chandler's life, explanatory notes, and an essay on the texts. AnnotationNow that Raymond Chandler's work has been admitted into the Library of America, his legendary gumshoe Philip Marlowe joins Captain Ahab and Huckleberry Finn among the ranks of legendary fictional characters. This collection of his earliest stories exemplifies how Chandler transformed conventions of pulp fiction and elevated the detective story to an art form, a distinction which has made him one of the greatest mystery writers ever. If You Enjoy "Stories and Early Novels (Hardcover)", May We Also Recommend:Customer Reviews for "Stories and Early Novels (Hardcover)" by Raymond Chandler (Author) and ...There are no customer reviews yet. Be the first to write a review! Fiction & Literature Bestselling BooksExplore More Great Tower Sales & Specials
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