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More than any other writer, Raymond Chandler (1888-1959) is responsible for raising detective stories from the level of pulp fiction to literature. Chandler's hard-boiled private eye Philip Marlowe set the standard for rough, brooding heroes who managed to maintain a strong sense of moral conviction despite a cruel and indifferent world. Chandler's seven novels, including The Big Sleep (1939) and The Long Goodbye (1953), with their pessimism and grim realism, had a direct influence on the emergence of film noir. Chandler worked to give his crime novels the flavor of his adopted city, Los Angel

Detective and mystery stories, American --- Detective and mystery films --- Noir fiction, American --- Motion picture plays --- Marlowe, Philip (Fictitious character) --- Film noir --- Roman policier américain --- Films policiers --- Roman policier noir américain (Genre littéraire) --- Scénarios de cinéma --- Marlowe, Philip (Personnage fictif) --- Films noirs --- History and criticism. --- Histoire et critique --- Chandler, Raymond, --- Criticism and interpretation. --- Film and video adaptations. --- Motion picture plays. --- Influence. --- Roman policier américain --- Roman policier noir américain (Genre littéraire) --- Scénarios de cinéma --- צ׳אנדלר, ריימונד, --- צ׳נדלר, ריימונד, --- レイモンドチャンドラー, --- Detective and mystery films. --- Detective and mystery stories, American. --- CHANDLER (RAYMOND), 1888-1959 --- ROMAN POLICIER AMERICAIN --- ADAPTATIONS CINEMATOGRAPHIQUES ET TELEVISEES --- ADAPTATIONS CINEMATOGRAPHIQUES --- HISTOIRE ET CRITIQUE