Book :: The Big Sleep
| By: | Raymond Chandler |
| Pages: | 231 |
| Published: | 1939 |
| Genre(s): | Mystery |
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| Noir | |
| Rating: | (7) |
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The Big Sleep introduces one of the finest crime detectives in literary history, Philip Marlowe. Called to the home of dying millionaire General Sternwood to investigate the blackmailing of Sternwood’ s daughter, Marlowe quickly finds there is more to the story than just blackmail. The Big Sleep has been adapted twice onto the big screen (1946 and 1978) and was included in “ TIME’ s List of the...
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Polilla-Lynn
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It is a great story with a beautiful use of the written language, and drama to keep the story moving and the reader's attention captured.
Oct 14th, 2019
The Big Sleep appears on these lists...
96th on 100 Books of the Century by Le Monde
56th on 100 Greatest Novels of All Time by The Guardian
34th on 100 Novels Everyone Should Read by Telegraph
66th on Top 100 Books by Newsweek
