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The Simple Art of Murder by Raymond Chandler

The renowned novel from crime fiction master Raymond Chandler, with the "quintessential urban private eye" (Los Angeles Times), Philip Marlowe * Featuring the iconic character that inspired the forthcoming film Marlowe, starring Liam Neeson

In The Simple Art of Murder, which was prefaced by the famous Atlantic Monthly essay of the same name, noir master Raymond Chandler argues the virtues of the hard-boiled detective novel, and this collection, mostly drawn from stories he wrote for the pulps, demonstrates Chandler's imaginative, entertaining facility with the form. Included are the classic stories "Spanish Blood," Pearls Are a Nuisance," and "Guns at Cyrano's," among others.
Raymond Thornton Chandler (1888-1959) es el gran maestro de la novela negra americana. Nacio en Chicago, pero paso la mayor parte de su infancia y juventud en Inglaterra, donde estudio en el Dulwich College y acabo trabajando como periodista freelance en The Westminster Gazette y The Spectator. Durante la Primera Guerra Mundial, se alisto en la Primera Division Canadiense, que servia en Francia, y mas adelante entro a formar parte de la Royal Air Force (RAF). En 1919 regreso a Estados Unidos y se instalo en California, donde ejercio como directivo de varias companias petroleras independientes. Sin embargo, la Gran Depresion termino con su carrera en dicho sector en 1933.

Chandler tenia cuarenta y cinco anos cuando empezo a escribir relatos detectivescos para revistas baratas de genero negro, mas conocidas como pulps: Black Mask y Dime Detective. Sus novelas destacan por el realismo duro y la mirada social critica. En El sueno eterno (1939), su primera novela, presento en sociedad al impetuoso pero noble Philip Marlowe. Pronto la siguieron Adios, muneca (1940), La ventana alta (1942), La dama del lago (1943), La hermana menor (1949), El largo adios (1953) y Playback (1958).

Mantuvo una relacion estrecha y turbulenta con Hollywood, que llevo sus novelas a la gran pantalla y para cuya industria cinematografica trabajo de guionista entre 1943 y 1950. En 1958 fue elegido presidente de la organizacion Mystery Writers of America. Murio en La Jolla, California, el 26 de marzo de 1959.

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ISBN 13 9780394757650
ISBN 10 0394757653
Title The Simple Art of Murder
Author Raymond Chandler
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Random House USA Inc
Year published 1988-09-12
Number of pages 384
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.