The Annotated Big Sleep
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group · Print & ebook · July 17, 2018
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- Who it’s for
- Read Chandler’s classic alongside notes and images that open up its literary and historical context.
- Themes
- Noir, Class, gender, sexuality, and ethnicity
- Genres
- Hard-Boiled Mystery, Noir Fiction, The Classics
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The first fully annotated edition of Raymond Chandler’s 1939 classic The Big Sleep features hundreds of illuminating notes and images alongside the full text of the novel and is an essential addition to any crime fiction fan’s library. One of The Atlantic’s Great American Novels of the Past 100 Years A masterpiece of noir, Raymond Chandler's The Big Sleep helped to define a genre. Today it remains one of the most celebrated and stylish novels of the twentieth century.
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This comprehensive, annotated edition offers a fascinating look behind the scenes of the novel, bringing the gritty and seductive world of Chandler's iconic private eye Philip Marlowe to life. The Annotated Big Sleep solidifies the novel’s position as one of the great works of American fiction and will surprise and enthrall Chandler’s biggest fans. Including: -Personal letters and source texts -The historical context of Chandler’s Los Angeles, including maps and images -Film stills and art from the early pulps -An analysis of class, gender, sexuality, and ethnicity in the novel
Noir, With Marginalia
Read Chandler’s classic alongside notes and images that open up its literary and historical context.
Come here for
- A hard-boiled classic with a richly documented life beyond the page
- Maps, film stills, letters, and source texts alongside the novel
Expect
- The full text, with hundreds of illuminating notes and images
- Attention to class, gender, sexuality, and ethnicity
Where it sits
| Hard-Boiled Mystery | 75% |
|---|---|
| The Classics | 52% |
| Noir Fiction | 47% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- American Lit Crit
- Mystery & Crime Crit
- Film History
- Authors
- Raymond Chandler, Owen Hill, Pamela Jackson
- Publisher
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Published
- July 17, 2018
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Noir · Class, gender, sexuality, and ethnicity
- Reading lane
- American Lit Crit