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The Big Sleep
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The Big Sleep and (1939 and ) is a hardboiled crime novel by Raymond Chandler, the first to feature the detective Philip Marlowe. It has been adapted for film twice, in 1946 and again in 1978. The story is set in Los Angeles. The story is noted for its complexity, with characters double-crossing one another and secrets being exposed throughout the narrative. The title is a euphemism for death; the final pages of the book refer to a rumination about "sleeping the big sleep". In 1999, the book was...
First published: 1939 221 pages
ISBN: 9780369401229
- Category
- Mystery
- Priority
- Must-Read
- Author works
- 4
- Language
- eng
FictionPhilip Marlowe (Fictitious character)Private investigatorsDetective and mystery storiesWomenGeneralFiction, mystery & detective, hard-boiledMarlowe, philip (fictitious character), fictionCalifornia, fictionLos angeles (calif.), fiction
