Raymond Chandler

Born

in Chicago, Illinois, The United States

July 23, 1888

Died

March 26, 1959

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Raymond Thornton Chandler was an American novelist and screenwriter.

In 1932, at age forty-four, Raymond Chandler decided to become a detective fiction writer after losing his job as an oil company executive during the Depression. His first short story, "Blackmailers Don't Shoot", was published in 1933 in Black Mask, a popular pulp magazine. His first novel, The Big Sleep, was published in 1939. In addition to his short stories, Chandler published just seven full novels during his lifetime (though an eighth in progress at his death was completed by Robert B. Parker). All but Playback have been realized into motion pictures, some several times. In the year before he died, he was elected president of the Mystery Writers of America. He died on ...more

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Average rating: 4.07 · 197,851 ratings · 9,208 reviews · 219 distinct works · Similar authors

	The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 84,590 ratings — published 1939 — 217 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Long Goodbye (Philip Marlowe, #6) 4.23 avg rating — 23,484 ratings — published 1953 — 138 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Farewell, My Lovely (Philip Marlowe, #2) 4.17 avg rating — 22,831 ratings — published 1940 — 124 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Lady in the Lake (Philip Marlowe, #4) 4.06 avg rating — 12,270 ratings — published 1943 — 117 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The High Window (Philip Marlowe, #3) 4.08 avg rating — 11,338 ratings — published 1942 — 94 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Trouble is My Business 4.05 avg rating — 9,178 ratings — published 1950 — 54 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Little Sister (Philip Marlowe, #5) 4.03 avg rating — 9,265 ratings — published 1949 — 94 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Simple Art of Murder 4.16 avg rating — 4,266 ratings — published 1950 — 32 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Playback (Philip Marlowe, #7) 3.78 avg rating — 4,822 ratings — published 1958 — 83 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Poodle Springs (Philip Marlowe, #8) by Raymond Chandler, Robert B. Parker 3.53 avg rating — 3,481 ratings — published 1989 — 37 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Raymond Chandler

Philip Marlowe (10 books)
by Raymond Chandler
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Obras Completas de Raymond Chandler (10 books)
by Raymond Chandler
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Quotes by Raymond Chandler

“To say goodbye is to die a little.”
― Raymond Chandler, The Long Goodbye

tags: change, life, parting, romantics

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“There is no trap so deadly as the trap you set for yourself.”
― Raymond Chandler, Long Goodbye

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“Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it. ”
― Raymond Chandler

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1984, de George Orwell

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EL SUEÑO ETERNO, de Raymond Chandler

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El Jugador / Noches Blancas, de Fyodor Dostoyevsky

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