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The Big Sleep (1939) is a hardboiled crime novel by Raymond Chandler, the first to feature detective Philip Marlowe. The work has been adapted for film twice, once in 1946 and again in 1978. The story is set in Los Angeles, California.The story is Read More..

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Description	The Big Sleep (1939) is a hardboiled crime novel by Raymond Chandler, the first to feature detective Philip Marlowe. The work has been adapted for film twice, once in 1946 and again in 1978. The story is set in Los Angeles, California.The story is noted for its complexity, with many characters double-crossing one another and many secrets being exposed throughout the narrative. The title is a euphemism for death; it refers to a rumination in the final pages of the book about "sleeping the big sleep".In 1999, the book was voted ninety-sixth of Le Mondes "100 Books of the Century". In 2005, it was included in Times "List of the 100 Best Novels".
Description	The Big Sleep (1939) is a hardboiled crime novel by Raymond Chandler, the first to feature detective Philip Marlowe. The work has been adapted for film twice, once in 1946 and again in 1978. The story is set in Los Angeles, California.The story is noted for its complexity, with many characters double-crossing one another and many secrets being exposed throughout the narrative. The title is a euphemism for death; it refers to a rumination in the final pages of the book about "sleeping the big sleep".In 1999, the book was voted ninety-sixth of Le Mondes "100 Books of the Century". In 2005, it was included in Times "List of the 100 Best Novels".

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Name	The Big Sleep
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Authors	Raymond Chandler
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Genre	Hardboiled detective , crime novel
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Series	Philip Marlowe
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Language	English
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Country	United States
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