The Big Sleep

Name: The Big Sleep
Author: Raymond Chandler
ISBN: 9780369401229

by Raymond Chandler

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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 1939221 pages

895.13

Category: Mystery
Priority: Must-Read
Author works: 4
Editions known: 116

Classification

Dewey (DDC): 895.13823813.52
Library of Congress (LCC): PS3505.H3224 B5 2011PS3505.H3224 B5 1986PS3505.H3224 BiPS3505.H3224 B5 1992

Subjects

California, fictionDetective and mystery storiesEnglish language, textbooks for foreign speakersFictionFiction, mystery & detective, generalFiction, mystery & detective, hard-boiledGeneralLos angeles (calif.), fictionMarlowe, philip (fictitious character), fictionMystery & detectiveMystery and detective storiesPhilip Marlowe (Fictitious character)

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ISBN 9780369401229English

DATE DUE

First published1939

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