Selected Letters
- 526 pages
- 19 hours of reading
In letters written between 1937 and 1959, Chandler comments on his work and characters, fellow mystery and detective fiction writers, world events, and life in California
Frank MacShane Books
Frank MacShane was a literary biographer dedicated to applying rigorous critical standards to popular novelists like Raymond Chandler and John O'Hara, whose works were often overlooked by academic critics. He focused on writers with substantial followings who weren't automatically accepted into the highest literary ranks. Through his biographies, he sought to illuminate their literary style and keen observations of American life, thereby elevating their critical standing. MacShane also dedicated himself to teaching and championing nonfiction and translation.
The serpent of paradise the story of an Indian pilgrimage
- 184 pages
- 7 hours of reading
Raymond Chandler
- 480 pages
- 17 hours of reading
Chandler war Amerikaner, Absolvent einer englischen public school , Globetrotter, Gelegenheitsjournalist, Luftwaffenpilot, Buchhalter, Direktor im Ölbusiness, Arbeitsloser. 1933 begann er, noch unter dem Einfluss Dashiell Hammetts, für das Kriminalmagazin Black Mask zu schreiben. Mit fünfzig, 1938, veröffentlichte er seinen ersten Roman, Der große Schlaf , und schuf mit dem Privatdetektiv Philip Marlowe eine Kultfigur für Krimileser und Cineasten. Was folgte, waren Filmangebote, Hollywood und sehr viel Whisky. Der unglaubliche Lebenslauf des brillantesten aller amerikanischen Kriminalautoren, erzählt in einer fesselnden Biographie.