The Big Sleep

1939 · Book · noir fiction, crime fiction

Raymond Chandler

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The Big Sleep is a 1939 hardboiled crime novel by American-British writer Raymond Chandler, the first to feature the detective Philip Marlowe. It has been adapted for film twice, in 1946 and again in 1978. The story is set in Los Angeles.

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Type: Book
Release date: January 1, 1939
Genres: noir fiction, crime fiction
Created by: Raymond Chandler
Countries: United States