Author | : Raymond Chandler |
File Size | : 40,6 Mb |
Publisher | : Unknown |
Language | : English |
Release Date | : 11 September 2020 |
ISBN | : 9798685285232 |
Pages | : 509 pages |
The Long Goodbye by Raymond Chandler Book PDF Summary
When Philip Marlowe befriends down-on-his-luck veteran Terry Lennox he gets more than he bargained for. With Lennox's wife dead and Lennox himself on the lam, Marlowe becomes the target for the local cops and a crazy gangster, while getting mixed up with alcoholic writer Roger Wade and his wife Eileen. Nothing is what it seems as Marlowe unravels the Wades' scheme to expose the truth behind Lennox's facade. The most autobiographical of his novels, The Long Goodbye was considered by Chandler to be his best work. One of the preeminent examples of hard-boiled detective fiction, Adapted for radio, film and television, it received the 1955 Edgar Award for Best Novel.481 pages, with a reading time of ~7.5 hours (120,426 words), and first published in 1953.