{"product_id":"raymond-chandler-stories-early-novels-loa-79-pulp-stories-the-big-sleep-farewell-my-lovely-the-high-window-hardcover","title":"Raymond Chandler: Stories \u0026 Early Novels (Loa #79): Pulp Stories \/ The Big Sleep \/ Farewell, My Lovely \/ The High Window - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRaymond Chandler\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eFrank MacShane\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eStories 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRaymond Chandler\u003c\/b\u003e (1888-1959) was one of the pioneers of hard-bolied detective fiction, a form he perfected in his celebrated Philip Marlowe novels, including \u003ci\u003eThe Big Sleep\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Lady in the Lake\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Long Goodbye\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrank MacShane\u003c\/b\u003e (1927-1999) was author of \u003ci\u003eThe Life of Raymond Chandler\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRaymond Chandler: A Bibliography\u003c\/i\u003e and editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Letters of Raymond Chandler\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Notebooks of Raymond Chandler\u003c\/i\u003e.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1216\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.48 x 8.06 x 5.32 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 1995\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47498487660765,"sku":"9781883011079","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/FyRQRA0eJ19781883011079.webp?v=1771992924","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/raymond-chandler-stories-early-novels-loa-79-pulp-stories-the-big-sleep-farewell-my-lovely-the-high-window-hardcover","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}