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Item specifics
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller Notes
- “The book is in good condition!! some marks of use but still in good conditions”
- ISBN
- 9780394758282
- EAN
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About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0394758285
ISBN-13
9780394758282
eBay Product ID (ePID)
748637
Product Key Features
Book Title
Big Sleep
Number of Pages
240 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
1988
Topic
Mystery & Detective / Hard-Boiled, Mystery & Detective / Private Investigators, Noir
Features
Reprint
Genre
Fiction
Book Series
A Philip Marlowe Novel Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
8 Oz
Item Length
8 in
Item Width
5.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
91-050919
Dewey Edition
21
TitleLeading
The
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"Raymond Chandler is a master." -- The New York Times "[Chandler] wrote as if pain hurt and life mattered." -- The New Yorker "Chandler seems to have created the culminating American hero: wised up, hopeful, thoughtful, adventurous, sentimental, cynical and rebellious." --Robert B. Parker, The New York Times Book Review "Philip Marlowe remains the quintessential urban private eye." -- Los Angeles Times "Nobody can write like Chandler on his home turf, not even Faulkner. . . . An original. . . . A great artist." - The Boston Book Review "Raymond Chandler was one of the finest prose writers of the twentieth century. . . . Age does not wither Chandler's prose. . . . He wrote like an angel." -- Literary Review "[T]he prose rises to heights of unselfconscious eloquence, and we realize with a jolt of excitement that we are in the presence of not a mere action tale teller, but a stylist, a writer with a vision." --Joyce Carol Oates, The New York Review of Books "Chandler wrote like a slumming angel and invested the sun-blinded streets of Los Angeles with a romantic presence." -Ross Macdonald "Raymond Chandler is a star of the first magnitude." --Erle Stanley Gardner "Raymond Chandler invented a new way of talking about America, and America has never looked the same to us since." --Paul Auster "[Chandler]'s the perfect novelist for our times. He takes us into a different world, a world that's like ours, but isn't. " --Carolyn See, "Raymond Chandler is a master." -- The New York Times "[Chandler] wrote as if pain hurt and life mattered." -- The New Yorker "Chandler seems to have created the culminating American hero: wised up, hopeful, thoughtful, adventurous, sentimental, cynical and rebellious." -- The New York Times Book Review "Philip Marlowe remains the quintessential urban private eye." -- Los Angeles Times "Nobody can write like Chandler on his home turf, not even Faulkner. . . . An original. . . . A great artist." -- The Boston Book Review "Raymond Chandler was one of the finest prose writers of the twentieth century. . . . Age does not wither Chandler's prose. . . . He wrote like an angel." -- Literary Review "[T]he prose rises to heights of unselfconscious eloquence, and we realize with a jolt of excitement that we are in the presence of not a mere action tale teller, but a stylist, a writer with a vision." --Joyce Carol Oates, The New York Review of Books "Chandler wrote like a slumming angel and invested the sun-blinded streets of Los Angeles with a romantic presence." --Ross Macdonald "Raymond Chandler is a star of the first magnitude." --Erle Stanley Gardner "Raymond Chandler invented a new way of talking about America, and America has never looked the same to us since." --Paul Auster "[Chandler]'s the perfect novelist for our times. He takes us into a different world, a world that's like ours, but isn't. " --Carolyn See, "Raymond Chandler is a master." --The New York Times "[Chandler] wrote as if pain hurt and life mattered." --The New Yorker "Chandler seems to have created the culminating American hero: wised up, hopeful, thoughtful, adventurous, sentimental, cynical and rebellious." --Robert B. Parker, The New York Times Book Review "Philip Marlowe remains the quintessential urban private eye." --Los Angeles Times "Nobody can write like Chandler on his home turf, not even Faulkner. . . . An original. . . . A great artist." -The Boston Book Review "Raymond Chandler was one of the finest prose writers of the twentieth century. . . . Age does not wither Chandler's prose. . . . He wrote like an angel." --Literary Review "[T]he prose rises to heights of unselfconscious eloquence, and we realize with a jolt of excitement that we are in the presence of not a mere action tale teller, but a stylist, a writer with a vision." --Joyce Carol Oates, The New York Review of Books "Chandler wrote like a slumming angel and invested the sun-blinded streets of Los Angeles with a romantic presence." -Ross Macdonald "Raymond Chandler is a star of the first magnitude." --Erle Stanley Gardner "Raymond Chandler invented a new way of talking about America, and America has never looked the same to us since." --Paul Auster "[Chandler]'s the perfect novelist for our times. He takes us into a different world, a world that's like ours, but isn't. " --Carolyn See
Series Volume Number
1
Dewey Decimal
813/.52
Edition Description
Reprint
Synopsis
One of the most acclaimed works of crime fiction ever written, The Big Sleep is the first novel featuring Raymond Chandler's iconic creation Philip Marlowe, hailed as the "quintessential urban private eye" ( Los Angeles Times ). One of The Atlantic 's Great American Novels of the Past 100 Years "Chandler seems to have created the culminating American hero: wised up, hopeful, thoughtful, adventurous, sentimental, cynical and rebellious." --Robert B. Parker, The New York Times Book Review When old man Sternwood, a dying millionaire, hires Philip Marlowe to expose the blackmailer of one of his troublesome daughters, Marlowe finds himself involved with more than simple extortion. Kidnapping, pornography, and seduction are just a few of the complications standing in the way of completing the task at hand. And just as Marlowe feels he's getting ahold of the situation, he discovers the first body., The renowned novel from the crime fiction master, with the "quintessential urban private eye" ( Los Angeles Times ), Philip Marlowe. - Featuring the iconic character that inspired the film Marlowe , starring Liam Neeson. One of The Atlantic 's Great American Novels of the Past 100 Years A dying millionaire hires private eye Philip Marlowe to handle the blackmailer of one of his two troublesome daughters, and Marlowe finds himself involved with more than extortion. Kidnapping, pornography, seduction, and murder are just a few of the complications he gets caught up in. "Chandler seems to have created the culminating American hero: wised up, hopeful, thoughtful, adventurous, sentimental, cynical and rebellious." -- The New York Times Book Review, The iconic first novel from crime fiction master Raymond Chandler, featuring Philip Marlowe, the "quintessential urban private eye" ( Los Angeles Times ). A dying millionaire hires private eye Philip Marlowe to handle the blackmailer of one of his two troublesome daughters, and Marlowe finds himself involved with more than extortion. Kidnapping, pornography, seduction, and murder are just a few of the complications he gets caught up in.
LC Classification Number
PS3505.H3224B5 1988
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Compare to Movie
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Masterpiece
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Much of movie dialogue taken from novel.
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- Sep 25, 2019
A great detective novel.
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- l***2 (2361)- Feedback left by buyer.More than a year agoVerified purchaseOne of the worst experiences: Had to buy the same 2 books (including this one) twice, the first time for a lower price, after I bought it, seller and eBay lied about the book was missing/damaged, why I had to be refunded--then seller put it up for sale the 2nd listing, a few days later, after I said I didn't believe him, for 3 x what I 1st paid for it, seller tried to blame me for his selling so cheap & that I didn't want him to make any money--it was his price, his listing, his store...huh???Van Eyck (Paola Malipiero art series) (Paperback) (#175092459981)
- h***s (698)- Feedback left by buyer.More than a year agoVerified purchaseBook was as described, smooth transaction. Thanks!Playback Paperback –1988 by Raymond Chandler (#174265468999)
- d***w (1201)- Feedback left by buyer.More than a year agoVerified purchaseShipped fast, as-described, thanks!Dan DeCarlo's Jetta (The Library of Good Girl Art) (The Good Girl Art Library) ( (#174267592861)