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Raymond Chandler
AuthorBooks · Second hand1888-1959
Raymond Thornton Chandler was an American-British novelist and screenwriter. In 1932, at the age of forty-four, Chandler became a detective fiction writer after losing his job as an oil company executive during the Great Depression. His first short story, "Blackmailers Don't Shoot", was published in 1933 in Black Mask, a pulp magazine. His first novel, The Big Sleep, was published in 1939. In addition to his short stories, Chandler published seven novels during his lifetime. All but Playback have been made into motion pictures, some more than once.
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Birth
1888
Death
1959
First book
1933
Years writing
93
Raymond Chandler was born in Chicago in 1888 and became an undisputed master of hardboiled crime fiction.
His iconic detective Philip Marlowe is the protagonist of essential works such as The Big Sleep.
In addition to being a novelist, Chandler had a notable career as a screenwriter in the film industry.
His stories masterfully capture the dark and fascinating atmosphere of Los Angeles.
Throughout his prolific career, he wrote over 350 works that defined the detective genre.