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Raymond Chandler: Stories and Early Novels
(1995).
Anthology by Raymond Chandler.
Edited by Frank MacShane.
ISBN-13: 978-1883011079
In Raymond Chandler’s hands, the pulp crime
story became a haunting mystery of power and corruption, set against a modern
cityscape both lyrical and violent. With humor, and an unerring sense of
dialogue and the telling detail, he created a fictional universe out of the
dark side of au unlit Los Angeles. In the process, he transformed both the
crime novel and American writing.
Stories and Early Novels includes the first
three novels featuring Chandler’s great creation, private eye Philip Marlowe:
tough, disillusioned, and sensitive. In The Big Sleep, Farewell, My Lovely, and
The High Window, Marlowe’s investigations lead him from Los Angeles shanties
and honkytonks to the highest reaches of power, encountering a world of
gangsters and crooked politicians, lost souls and small-time operators.
Thirteen stories from the pulp magazines Black Mask and Dime Detective include
such classics as “Red Wind” and “Trouble Is My Business.” This volume, with its
companion, Later Novels & Other Writings, comprises the most comprehensive
edition available of America’s greatest mystery writer.
The Library of America, a nonprofit publisher,
is dedicated to preserving the works of America’s greatest writers in handsome,
enduring volumes, featuring authoritative texts.
