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Work InformationFarewell, My Lovely by Raymond Chandler (1940)
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Delicious! ( ) Having been written in 1940, you might expect this to be outdated. Apart from some terms that are used (and the attitudes of some characters), it instead feels almost contemporary. The female characters are written wonderfully. They are so much more than weak chattels or "romantic interests", instead being the complex, important characters they deserve to be. The pages are peppered with the most wonderful and creative descriptive phrases, but sparingly enough to constantly surprise. I really love the author's style. The plot is complicated enough it made my head tangled trying to keep track of the threads at times, but it all comes together, and is certainly not boring. no reviews | add a review
Belongs to SeriesPhilip Marlowe (2) Belongs to Publisher SeriesDelfinserien (683) detebe (70/7 ; 20312) — 10 more Is contained inRaymond Chandler: Stories and Early Novels: Pulp Stories / The Big Sleep / Farewell, My Lovely / The High Window (Library of America) by Raymond Chandler The big sleep/Farewell my lovely/The high window/The lady in the lake/The long goodbye/Playback by Raymond Chandler The Big Sleep / Farewell, My Lovely / The High Window / The Lady in the Lake / The Little Sister / The Long Goodbye / Playback by Raymond Chandler The Raymond Chandler Omnibus: The Big Sleep / Farewell, My Lovely / The High Window / The Lady in the Lake by Raymond Chandler Is retold inHas the adaptationIs abridged inNotable Lists
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HTML: Philip Marlowe navigates the underworld of the Los Angeles gambling circuit while investigating the disappearance of a beautiful nightclub girl. Written at the height of the author's creative career, this novel, with its crooked cops, ex-cons and deadly, seductive women, is a masterpiece of the genre Chandler is credited with creating. Farewell, My Lovely is Raymond Chandler's second novel featuring his archetypal private eye. .No library descriptions found.
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