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Raymond Chandler (1) [1888–1959]

This page covers the author of The Big Sleep.

For other authors named Raymond Chandler, see the disambiguation page.

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Raymond Chandler was born in Chicago, Illinois on July 23, 1888. Before becoming a professional writer in 1933, he worked as a reporter, an accountant, bookkeeper, and auditor. He wrote several novels featuring private detective Philip Marlowe including The Big Sleep, The High Window, The Lady in the Lake, The Little Sister, and The Long Goodbye. In addition to novels and short stories, he wrote screenplays. He won two academy awards, for Double Indemnity (1944) and The Blue Dahlia (1946). He died on March 26, 1959. (Bowker Author Biography) — biography from The Big Sleep… (more)
The Big Sleep 9,988 copies, 278 reviews
The Long Goodbye 5,089 copies, 112 reviews
Farewell, My Lovely 4,401 copies, 100 reviews
The Lady in the Lake 3,226 copies, 65 reviews
The High Window 2,736 copies, 50 reviews
The Little Sister 2,358 copies, 54 reviews
Playback 1,761 copies, 29 reviews
The Simple Art of Murder 1,358 copies, 16 reviews
Trouble Is My Business 1,208 copies, 15 reviews
Poodle Springs 908 copies, 22 reviews
Later novels and other writings 710 copies, 8 reviews
Pickup on Noon Street 251 copies, 3 reviews
Double Indemnity [1944 film] (Screenwriter) 228 copies, 4 reviews
Strangers on a Train [1951 film] (Screenplay) 220 copies, 4 reviews
Pearls are a Nuisance 220 copies, 4 reviews
Smart-aleck Kill 155 copies, 2 reviews
Raymond Chandler Speaking 140 copies, 4 reviews
Peces de Colores 128 copies, 2 reviews
The Annotated Big Sleep 117 copies, 3 reviews
The Blue Dahlia [screenplay] 101 copies, 2 reviews
Spanish Blood 70 copies, 1 review
Red Wind 70 copies, 1 review
Murder, My Sweet [1944 film] (Novel) 67 copies, 3 reviews
The midnight Raymond Chandler 63 copies, 3 reviews
Todo Marlowe 48 copies, 2 reviews
Killer in the Rain [novella] 42 copies, 3 reviews
The Lady in the Lake (Retold by Jennifer Bassett) (Original Author) 40 copies, 6 reviews
The Blue Dahlia [1946 film] (Screenwriter) 37 copies, 1 review
Bay City Blues [short story] 28 copies, 4 reviews
Romanzi e racconti 13 copies, 1 review
Marlowe 11 copies
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I'll Be Waiting 10 copies
Finger Man 9 copies
Tres novelas policíacas 8 copies, 1 review
Obras selectas 8 copies, 1 review
Nouvelles. Volume 1 7 copies, 1 review
Five Murderers 6 copies, 1 review
Relatos escogidos 3 copies, 1 review
The Curtain 3 copies
2: 1943-1959 2 copies
Try The Girl 2 copies
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Novelas 2 copies
Vent roig 2 copies
Notizbücher 2 copies
Fusillade 1 copy
Zierfische 1 copy
The Black Lizard Big Book of Pulps (Contributor) 525 copies, 8 reviews
The Black-Eyed Blonde (Creator) 482 copies, 38 reviews
The Best American Mystery Stories of the Century (Contributor) 441 copies, 7 reviews
Perchance to Dream (Based on work by, some editions) 418 copies, 9 reviews
A Treasury of Great Mysteries (Volumes 1 & 2) (Contributor) 260 copies, 3 reviews
Hard-Boiled: An Anthology of American Crime Stories (Contributor) 180 copies, 6 reviews
A Treasury of Great Mysteries [Volume 2] (Contributor) 178 copies, 2 reviews
The Mammoth Book of Private Eye Stories (Contributor) 158 copies, 3 reviews
The Oxford Book of Villains (Contributor) 133 copies
A New Omnibus of Crime (Contributor) 95 copies, 2 reviews
The Mammoth Book of Great Detective Stories (Contributor) 79 copies, 1 review
The Oxford Book of Detective Stories (Contributor) 69 copies, 1 review
20 Stories Pulp Fictions (Contributor) 69 copies, 3 reviews
Three Times Three: A Mystery Omnibus (Contributor) 57 copies, 2 reviews
Baker's Dozen: 13 Short Mystery Novels (Contributor) 56 copies, 1 review
Los Angeles Noir 2: The Classics (Contributor) 42 copies
The Lucifer Society (Contributor) 39 copies, 1 review
For Bond Lovers Only (Contributor) 37 copies
The Vintage Book of Classic Crime (Contributor) 33 copies
Great Law and Order Stories (Contributor) 29 copies
Great detective stories (Contributor) 19 copies
Twelve American Crime Stories (Contributor) 13 copies
Great American Detective Stories (Contributor) 12 copies
Poodle Springs [1998 film] (Writer) 7 copies
Kriminallitteraturen / 11 essays (Contributor) 4 copies
Best Film Plays - 1945 (Contributor) 4 copies
Best Crime Stories (Contributor) 3 copies
Great Stories of Detection (Contributor) 2 copies
Enjoying Stories (Contributor) 2 copies
Verdens beste kriminalhistorier (Contributor) 1 copy
Transformers 230: The Big Shutdown! (part one) (Apologies to...) 1 copy, 1 review

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