The Big Sleep
by Chandler, Raymond
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good+ in Good dust jacket
- Seller
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Northridge, California, United States
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Synopsis
The Big Sleep is a crime novel by Raymond Chandler, the first in his acclaimed series about hardboiled detective Philip Marlowe. The work has been adapted twice into film, once in 1946 starring Humphry Bogart and Lauren Bacall, and again in 1978 starring Robert Mitchum. The story is noted for its complexity and is heavily influenced by classic Greek tragedy, with many characters double-crossing each other and many secrets being exposed throughout the narrative. -
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- Bookseller
- curtis paul books inc. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 17835
- Title
- The Big Sleep
- Author
- Chandler, Raymond
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+ in Good dust jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1939
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- Cloth
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