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Raymond Chandler, in full Raymond Thornton Chandler, (born July 23, 1888, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.—died March 26, 1959, La Jolla, California), American author of detective fiction, the creator of the private detective Philip Marlowe, whom he characterized as a poor but honest upholder of ideals in an opportunistic and sometimes brutal society in Los Angeles. From 1896 to 1912 Chandler lived in England with his mother, a British subject of Irish birth. Although he was an American citizen and a…

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So it isn’t terribly surprising that Chandler had some very strong opinions about crime fiction. Below are his ten commandments for writing ... Raymond Chandler Quotes, Dashiell Hammett, Chrissie Hynde, Novels Books, The Big Sleep, The Long Goodbye, Zora Neale Hurston, Raymond Chandler, James Cagney

Promo portrait photo of author Raymond Chandler, via Wikimedia Commons Raymond Chandler – along with his hardboiled brethren like Dashiell Hammett and James M. Cain – sandblasted the detective novel of its decorousness and instilled it with a sweaty vitality.

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