For almost fifty years of chandlers life from 19071956, he lived in and was a citizen of britain. Chandler also provides us with an abundance of social commentary while exploring a number of important themes. And still, i dont entirely know what to make of this book. The top five best raymond chandler novels to get you.
The first edition of this work was published in 1953 by hamish hamilton, london, and in american in 1954 by. Same genre, sixty odd years apart and raymond chandler s indelible characters, fast, witty dialogue, sharp plotting and brilliant procedurals leave many contemporary crime thriller authors. The long goodbye the long goodbye is the sixth novel in chandler s philip marlowe universe, written some years after chandler s other marlowe novels and at a time when chandler was going through a rough patch. The long goodbye stands the test of time and is still a guilty pleasure from an era of tough guys, dames in distress, partnerships between the gangsters and dirty cops, and the discovery that even heroes have flaws. In his sixth book, the long goodbye, chandler pushed beyond the. It was started in 1958 by raymond chandler, who left it unfinished at his death in 1959. The first time i laid eyes on terry lennox he was drunk in a rollsroyce silver wraith outside the terrace of. Critics have called chandlers style the poetry of violence, and chandler the hardboiled. Convinced people would always connect raymond chandlers legendary detective philip marlowe with the iconic superstar humphrey bogart, robert altman wasnt interested in making the long goodbye.
Raymond chandler booklist raymond chandler message board. In noir master raymond chandler s the long goodbye, philip marlowe befriends a down on his luck war veteran with the scars to prove it. I first read this book as a paperback back in my teens, and it stuck with me ever since. The long goodbye by raymond chandler penguin books.
Aug 02, 2012 rereading chandler is a graphic reminder that california has always had problems but i digress. The big sleepfarewell my lovelythe high windowthe lady in the lakethe long goodbyeplayback by raymond chandler. I was everything the welldressed private detective ought to be. Chandler, a literary roughneck, is probably the most polished exponent of this form of highbrow lowbrow entertainment and has few equals if many imitators. Raymond chandler biography raymond chandler was born in chicago on july 23, 1888, the only child of an irishborn mother and a pennsylvanian father. Philip marlowes ave atque vale runs to about 500 pages, through the sanguine incidents which attend his casual involvement with terry lennox, a rich womans kept poodle whom he picks up in a bar. Spectrum dermatology is home to over 10 board certified dermatology experts helping patients with a variety of medical, laser, surgical and cosmetic dermatology needs including treatment for acne and acne scarring. The four chapters he had completed, which bore the working title the poodle springs story, were subsequently published in raymond chandler speaking 1962, a collection of excerpts from letters and unpublished writings. Asianwiki raymond chandler s ingenious novel finds philip marlowe constantly on the move with a case involving a war scarred drunk and his nymphomaniac wife.
Chandler is considered one of the founders of the hardboiled detective. Condition there is some light sunning to the spine and a little rubbing and use at its extremities and the corners. The most autobiographical of his novels, the long goodbye was considered by chandler to be his best work. The long goodbye discussion questions chicago public library. For almost fifty years of chandler s life from 19071956, he lived in and was a citizen of britain. Convinced people would always connect raymond chandlers legendary detective philip marlowe with the iconic superstar humphrey bogart, robert altman wasnt interested in making the long goodbye i dont want to do raymond chandler, he said, feeling he had nothing new or worthwhile to say about the subject. The long goodbye is praised within an anthology of american crime stories as arguably the first book since hammetts the glass key, published more than twenty years earlier, to qualify as a serious and significant mainstream novel that just happened to possess elements of mystery. Some see it as the pinnacle of chandlers career as a mystery author, while others see it as less powerful than the big sleep and farewell, my lovely, two early novels.
In noir master raymond chandlers the long goodbye, philip marlowe befriends a down on his luck war veteran with the scars to prove it. But this book and the hero who doesnt like money and what it does to people puts down a marker that will last a very long time. The long goodbye the long goodbye is the sixth novel in chandlers philip marlowe universe, written some years after chandlers other marlowe novels and at a time when chandler was going through a rough patch. If chandler didnt like the way america was going in the 50s, goodness knows what he would have made of it now.
The lady in the lake, the little sister, the long goodbye, playback everymans library by raymond chandler. Specifications raymond chandler the long goodbye custom display case size. The long goodbye by raymond chandler, first edition. Mar 31, 2011 marlowe went on to star in almost all of raymond chandler s major works and with farewell my lovely 1940 and the long goodbye 1954 chandler cemented his reputation as a giant of american popular culture and master of a style of detective fiction that would be widely admired and imitated. The first edition of this work was published in 1953 by hamish hamilton, london, and in american in 1954 by houghton and mifflin, boston. Contact our dermatology office today to learn more and book your appointment 480 9488400. Acne scar treatment scottsdale spectrum dermatology. In the long goodbye, terry lenox is a veteran of wwii who saved his. Contact our dermatology office today to learn more and book your appointment. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Linda loring reappears in chandlers next and last novel, a weak effort called playback, and shares the bill with marlowe, now her husband, in. One of the preeminent examples of hardboiled detective fiction, adapted for radio, film and television, it received the 1955 edgar award for best novel. Then he finds out that terry lennox has a very wealthy nymphomaniac wife, who hes divorced and remarried and who ends up dead. The long goodbye by raymond chandler, first edition abebooks.
I eventually became an author myself, and during the course of writing my third novel i referenced the long goodbye by way of the gin and roses lime juice cocktail known as a gimlet which is an integral part of chandler s tale. Some see it as the pinnacle of chandlers career as a mystery author, while others see it as less powerful than the big sleep and farewell, my lovely, two early novels whatever its power, it may be the most personal of chandlers novels, or at least we get a more. One of chandlers more successful attempts to use his crime fiction as an outlet for his criticism of the 50s hollywood lifestyle, with a particular venom reserved for the wealthy, this deeply personal novel written whilst his wife was dying is highly engaging and fascinating, offering a scathing glimpse into the murky. The long goodbye stands the test of time and is still a guilty pleasure from an era of tough guys, dames in distress, partnerships between the gangsters and dirty cops, and the. We hope that it will provide you with new ways of looking atand talking aboutthe nature of detective fiction, as well as give you insight into how the hardboiled style of. Raymond chandlers the long goodbye is that sort of book, that sort of friend. The big sleep and other novels by raymond chandler. The long goodbye by raymond chandler, paperback barnes. The big sleepfarewell my lovely the high window the lady in the lake the long goodbye playback by raymond chandler. Long goodbye by way of the gin and roses lime juice cocktail known as a gimlet. It seeks to point out the corruption within rich american society.
Then he finds out that terry lennox has a very wealthy nymphomaniac wife, whom he divorced and remarried and. The questions, discussion topics, and author biography that follow are designed to enhance your reading of this outstanding selection from the hardboiled school of crime writing. Rereading chandler is a graphic reminder that california has always had problems but i digress. At the book opens, marlowe meets a man named terry lennox outside of a. The plot is engaging and complex, the characters are all extremely colorful, the dialogue is superb and the descriptive passages are in a league of their own. The novel is notable for using hardboiled detective fiction as a vehicle for social criticism and for.
Philip marlowes ave atque vale runs to about 500 pages, through the sanguine incidents which attend his casual involvement with terry lennox, a rich womans kept poodle whom he picks up in. The top five best raymond chandler novels to get you hooked. The long goodbye is a detective fiction novel published in 1953, written by raymond chandler. I dont want to do raymond chandler, he said, feeling he had nothing new or worthwhile to say about the subject. The first time i laid eyes on terry lennox he was drunk in a rollsroyce silver wraith outside the terrace of the dancers p. Scott fitzgerald, and yet he probably isnt regarded as being in their league. Chandler, in a letter to a friend, called the novel my best book. The long goodbye is a novel with lots of meat on its bones. He spent many of his early years in nebraska, but after his father, who had always struggled with alcoholism, left the family, chandler and his mother moved to ireland in 1895, then on to england. Most strikingly, the blackeyed blonde is framed as a sort of sequel to chandlers the long goodbye, involving many of the same characters. You can read this book for the language and the social observation. The long goodbye 1953, his most ambitious and selfrevealing novel, uncovers a more anguished resonance in the marlowe character, in a plot that hinges on the betrayal of friendship and the compromises of middle age. Buy the long goodbye by raymond chandler online at alibris.
The long goodbye is a classic novel by raymond chandler, the master of hardboiled crime downandout drunk terry lennox has a problem. The parking lot attendant had brought the car out and he was still holding the door open because terry lennoxs left foot was still dangling outside, as if he had forgotten he had one. The long goodbye is a 1973 american neonoir thriller film directed by robert altman and based on raymond chandler s 1953 novel of the same title. Same genre, sixty odd years apart and raymond chandlers indelible characters, fast, witty dialogue, sharp plotting and brilliant procedurals leave many contemporary crime thriller authors. The film stars elliott gould as philip marlowe and features sterling hayden, nina van pallandt, jim bouton, mark rydell, and an early. Chandler produced several worksboth short stories and novelswhich feature philip marlowe as the. The story features philip marlowe, a private investigator who befriends terry. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the long goodbye. Reading a raymond chandler novel today is like a genre mashup of poetry. The sixth in the philip marlowe series, the long goodbye is significant not only as the last book raymond chandler wrote but as a personal consummation of craft that brought his detective novels into the realm of distinguished fiction.
Asianwiki raymond chandlers ingenious novel finds philip marlowe constantly on the move with a case involving a war scarred drunk and his nymphomaniac wife. The long goodbye is a novel by raymond chandler 18881959. The book practically set off an explosion in my brain i have been fascinated by chandler ever since. Then he finds out that terry lennox has a very wealthy nymphomaniac wife, whom he divorced and remarried and who ends up dead. The long goodbye is a 1973 american neonoir thriller film directed by robert altman and based on raymond chandlers 1953 novel of the same title.
A novel by raymond chandler marlowe befriends a down on his luck war veteran with the scars to prove it. Some critics consider it inferior to the big sleep or farewell, my lovely, but others rank it as the best of his work. The long goodbye, if not the best or most technically accomplished of the marlowe novels, is without question. Then he finds out that terry lennox has a very wealthy nymphomaniac wife.
The long goodbye is a novel by raymond chandler, published in 1953, his sixth novel featuring the private investigator philip marlowe. The murder of sylvia lennox takes terry to mexico, and a confessionsuicide and political influence closes the case but not for marlowe who keeps it alive on a trail of hellcats and hoodlums, a. The long goodbye, if not the best or most technically accomplished of. The screenplay was written by leigh brackett, who cowrote the screenplay for chandlers the big sleep in 1946.
The long goodbye vintage crime by raymond chandler and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. I first read the long goodbye in 1976, before i had read any other raymond chandler novels. This isnt a mystery novel, it is a great piece of literature. The long goodbye is a large departure in some measures from the other marlowe novels and has a different feel and rhythm to it. If she had called up half an hour earlier i might have been sore enough to beat the hell out of steinitzexcept that he had been dead for fifty years and the chess game was out of a book. No other book by chandler matches this ones emotional tone. The long goodbye by raymond chandler, book of a lifetime. The screenplay was written by leigh brackett, who cowrote the screenplay for chandler s the big sleep in 1946. If raymond chandlers earlier novels were detective stories that just so happened to be. The rest of his life, he spent in america, including the last three years of his life. Followed that up with the long goodbye after watching humphrey bogart play phillip marlowe in the big sleep again, and i still never get tired of it. Raymond chandler was born in late july of 1888 in chicago, illinois.
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