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1 online resource (396 pages) |
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Print version record. |
| Summary |
The life of Raymond Chandler has long been obscured by secrets and half-truths as deceptive as anything in his novel The Long Goodbye. Now, drawing on new interviews, previously unpublished letters, and archives on both sides of the Atlantic, Tom Williams casts a new light on this most mysterious of writers. The Raymond Chandler revealed is a man troubled by loneliness and desertion from an early age. |
| Contents |
Front Cover; Front Flap; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; Chapter 1: "My Father Was an Alcoholic"; Chapter 2: "I Was Raised on Latin and Greek"; Chapter 3: "A Man Without a Country"; Chapter 4: Welcome to Los Angeles; Chapter 5: Raymio; Chapter 6: Making a Start; Chapter 7: A Pulp Writer; Chapter 8: Writing The Big Sleep; Chapter 9: "A Few Drops of Tabasco on the Oyster"; Chapter 10: Hollywood; Chapter 11: "No Job for Amateurs"; Chapter 12: "The Limitations of a Popular Art"; Chapter 13: "Subdued Magic"; Chapter 14: "Sit with Me While I Dream." |
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AfterwordNotes; Select Bibliography; Index; Back Flap; Back Cover. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 357-360) and index. |
| Subject |
Chandler, Raymond, 1888-1959.
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Chandler, Raymond, 1888-1959. (OCoLC)fst00043566
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Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography.
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Detective and mystery stories -- Authorship.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Literary.
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- American -- General.
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Authors, American. (OCoLC)fst00821764
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Detective and mystery stories -- Authorship.
(OCoLC)fst00891462
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| Chronological Term |
1900 - 1999
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| Genre/Form |
Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Williams, Tom. A Mysterious Something in the Light : The Life of Raymond Chandler. Chicago : Chicago Review Press, ©2013 9781613748404 |
| ISBN |
9781613748411 (electronic bk.) |
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1613748418 (electronic bk.) |
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9781613748435 (electronic bk.) |
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1613748434 (electronic bk.) |
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