The annotated big sleep /

The first fully annotated edition of Raymond Chandler's 1939 classic The Big Sleep features hundreds of illuminating notes and images alongside the full text of the novel and is an essential addition to any crime fiction fan's library. A masterpiece of noir, Raymond Chandler's The Big...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Chandler, Raymond, 1888-1959 (Author)
Other Authors:	Hill, Owen (Editor), Jackson, Pamela (Pamela Renee) (Editor), Rizzuto, Anthony (Editor), Lethem, Jonathan (writer of foreword.)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Vintage Crime/Black Lizard, [2018]
Subjects:	Marlowe, Philip > (Fictitious character) > Fiction. Private investigators > California > Los Angeles > Fiction. LITERARY CRITICISM / Mystery & Detective. LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General. PERFORMING ARTS / Film & Video / History & Criticism.

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Summary:	The first fully annotated edition of Raymond Chandler's 1939 classic The Big Sleep features hundreds of illuminating notes and images alongside the full text of the novel and is an essential addition to any crime fiction fan's library. A masterpiece of noir, Raymond Chandler's The Big Sleep helped to define a genre. Today it remains one of the most celebrated and stylish novels of the twentieth century. This comprehensive, annotated edition offers a fascinating look behind the scenes of the novel, bringing the gritty and seductive world of Chandler's iconic private eye Philip Marlowe to life. The Annotated Big Sleep solidifies the novel's position as one of the great works of American fiction and will surprise and enthrall Chandler's biggest fans.
Physical Description:	xxxiii, 474 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 463-474).
ISBN:	9780804168885 0804168881