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 Raymond Chandler Quotes
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 Raymond Thornton Chandler ( July 23 , 1888 – March 26 , 1959 ) was an author of crime stories and novels. Contents 1 Sourced 1.1 The Big Sleep (1939) 1.2 Farewell My Lovely (1940) 1.3 The High Window (1942) 1.4 The Lady in the Lake (1943) 1.5 The... 
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Raymond Chandler | | Birth Date: |
July 23, 1888 | | Death Date: |
March 26, 1959 | | Place of Death: |
La Jolla, California | | Nationality: |
American | | Gender: |
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 Biography of Raymond (Thornton) Chandler
14,571 words, approx. 49 pages
 Upon the publication of his first novel, The Big Sleep (1939), Raymond Chandler was hailed as one of the leading practitioners of the American hard-boiled detective novel, but he received virtually no recognition as a writer of serious literature.... summary from source:
 Biography of Raymond Chandler
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In the late 1940s well-known British author and critic Evelyn Waugh hailed Raymond Chandler as America's "greatest living writer." Poet W. H. Auden stated that Chandler's mystery novels "should be read and judged, not as escape literature, but as works...
Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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 Chandler, Raymond (1888-1959) Summary
1,182 words, approx. 4 pagesRaymond Thornton Chandler started writing fiction in middle-age, out of economic necessity, after being fired from his job. Despite his late start and relatively brief career, Chandler's influence on detective fiction was seminal. He and fellow... summary from source:
 Raymond Chandler Information
2,202 words, approx. 7 pages
Raymond Thornton Chandler (July 23, 1888 – March 26, 1959) was an author of crime stories and novels of immense stylistic influence upon modern crime fiction, especially in the style of the writing and the attitudes now characteristic of the...
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 National Review Raymond Chandler.
09/29/1997: 1,556 words, approx. 5 pages Simenon, by Pierre Assouline, translated by Jon Rothschild (Knopf, 447 pp., $32.50) Raymond Chandler, by Tom Hiney (Atlantic Monthly Press, 320 pp., $12) Mr. Lejeune is NR's longtime London correspondent. COMPARE and contrast -- as examinations used to say before they... summary from source:
National Review The Chandler century. (mystery writer Raymond Chandler)
11/25/1988: 2,166 words, approx. 7 pages A WHILE AGO the New York Times published an editorial about the emotional effect of those hot winds called variously chinooks, siroccos, Santa Anas, etc. Research at NYU had suggested that positive ions in the atmosphere could trigger dangerous mood swings in some people.... summary from source:
 AP News Solved: Poe mystery awards are announced
5/1/2007: 303 words, approx. 1 pagesWhich work won a 2007 Edgar Allan Poe award for best play? Elementary, my dear reader! It was "Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure," by Steven Dietz.That wasn't the only Edgar award winner with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's fictional detective in the title. E.J. Wagner's nonfiction... summary from source:
The New York Observer The Big Schlep: Chabon\'d5s Alaskan Lantzmen
5/1/2007: 506 words, approx. 2 pagesTHE YIDDISH POLICEMEN’S UNIONBy Michael Chabon HarperCollins, 414 pages, $26.95 I’m not wild about hardboiled detective fiction. Raymond Chandler may paint a gritty world of hard-luck women, cigarettes and booze, but I still think he’s a lousy writer. Right now, perhaps because it’s spring, the...
Literary Criticism
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 Critical Essay by E. M. Beekman
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In the following essay, Beekman maintains that Chandler's writings transcend the ordinary limitations of mystery-detective fiction through the author's acute consciousness of style and expert use of simile, metaphor, and characterization.
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Critical Essay by William Marling
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In the following essay, Marling surveys Chandler's short stories, addressing issues of plot, character, and style in each.
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Critical Essay by Edward Margolies
8,611 words, approx. 29 pages
In the following essay, Margolies presents an overview of Chandler's career, commenting on his themes, style, and characters, as well as placing his works in their cultural and historical contexts.
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