The Big Sleep
1939 novel by Raymond Chandler / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other uses, see The Big Sleep (disambiguation).
The Big Sleep (1939) is a 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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Author | Raymond Chandler |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
Series | Philip Marlowe |
Genre | Hardboiled detective, crime |
Publisher | Alfred A. Knopf |
Publication date | 1939 |
Pages | 277 |
OCLC | 42659496 |
Followed by | Farewell, My Lovely |
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The story is noted for its complexity, with characters double-crossing one another and secrets being exposed throughout the narrative. The title is a euphemism for death; the final pages of the book refer to a rumination about "sleeping the big sleep".
In 1999, the book was voted 96th of Le Monde's "100 Books of the Century". In 2005, it was included in Time magazine's "List of the 100 Best Novels".[1]