{"product_id":"9781883011079","title":"Raymond Chandler: Stories and Early Novels (Pulp Stories, The Big Sleep, Farewell, My Lovely, The High Window) (Library of America)","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 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. Now Chandler joins the authoritative Library of America series in a comprehensive two-volume set displaying all the facets of his brilliant talent.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his first novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Big Sleep\u003c\/i\u003e (1939), the classic private eye finds his full-fledged form as Philip Marlowe: at once tough, independent, brash, disillusioned, and sensitive—and man of weary honor threading his way (in Chandler’s phrase) “down these mean streets” among blackmailers, pornographers, and murderers for hire.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eFarewell, My Lovely\u003c\/i\u003e (1940), Chandler’s personal favorite among his novels, Marlowe’s search for a missing woman leads him from shanties and honky-tonks to the highest reaches of power, encountering an array of richly drawn characters. \u003ci\u003eThe High Window\u003c\/i\u003e (1942), about a rare coin that becomes a catalyst by which a hushed-up crime comes back to haunt a wealthy family, is partly a humorous burlesque of pulp fiction. All three novels show Chandler at a peak of verbal inventiveness and storytelling drive\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStories and Early Novels\u003c\/i\u003e also includes every classic noir story from the 1930s that Chandler did not later incorporate into a novel—thirteen in all, among them such classics as “Red Wind,” “Finger Man,” The King in Yellow,\" and “Trouble Is My Business.” Drawn from the pages of \u003ci\u003eBlack Mask\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDime Detective\u003c\/i\u003e, these stories show how Chandler adapted the violent conventions of the pulp magazine—with their brisk exposition and rapid-fire dialogue—to his own emerging vision of twentieth-century America.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Library of America","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47039552913648,"sku":"9781883011079","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781883011079_p0.jpg?v=1763604660","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781883011079","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}