DLB 253: 'Raymond Chandler: A Documentary Volume' chronicles the career of the author, from his days as an aspiring man of letters in London to his life as a professional novelist and literary celebrity. It is the story of an intriguing personality — a shy man who could be at turns kind and irascible; an American who was raised in England and instilled with Victorian moral values but found a home in the glamorous, decadent city of Los Angeles; a classically educated poet who took as his medium a popular form. Most of all, it is the story of a professional writer keenly devoted to his craft who, after long years of struggle and patient study of the literary markets, achieved commercial success and established an enduring reputation as a great American novelist.
Author(s): Robert F. Moss (ed.)
Series: Dictionary of Literary Biography, 253
Publisher: The Gale Group
Year: 2002
Language: English
Pages: 432
City: Farmington Hills
Plan of the Series xxi
Introduction xxiii
Acknowledgments xxv
Permissions xxvi
Books by Raymond Chandler 3
Raymond Chandler: A Chronology of His Career and Writings 5
1. Chandler Before the Pulps, 1888-1932 13
2. Apprenticeship and 'The Big Sleep', 1933-1939 46
3. Early Novels, 1939-1944: 'Farewell, My Lovely'; 'The High Window'; and 'The Lady in the Lake' 75
4. The Hollywood Years, 1943-1947 108
5. The Return of a Novelist, 1947-1952: 'The Little Sister' 163
6. The Last Years, 1952-1959: 'The Long Goodbye' and 'Playback' 203
7. Chandler's Popular and Literary Legacy 264
For Further Reading and Reference 329
Cumulative Index 335
