Raymond Chandler Speaking
Raymond Chandler Speaking by Raymond Chandler, published by Penguin in 1988, is a collection that showcases the author’s vivid correspondence with friends. This edition, comprising 271 pages, presents Chandler’s sharp insights on various subjects, including the craft of mystery writing, Hollywood, and the publishing industry, reflecting his distinctive voice and wit.
Readers will find a rich selection of Chandler’s letters, which reveal his thoughts on literary figures, the intricacies of writing, and even personal anecdotes about cats and literary agents. In addition to the letters, this book includes the first four chapters of The Poodle Springs Story, offering a glimpse into the work he was developing at the time of his passing in 1959. This collection serves as a valuable resource for those interested in biography, literary criticism, and the art of fiction writing.
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Raymond Chandler, creator of Phillip Marlowe and author of some of the best dialogue ever written in America, was an inveterate and vivid letter writer. This book, consisting mainly of letters from Chandler to his friends, contains some of his pithiest writing –about the technique of the mystery story, Hollywood, television, publishers, cats, literary agents and many other topics. Shrewd, witty, occasionally cantankerous, Chandler’s writing always makes for good reading. Besides the selection of letters the book contains the first four chapters of The Poodle Springs Story on which he was at work when he died in 1959.
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