- Published: 15 November 2015
- ISBN: 9780804170482
- Imprint: Knopf US
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 272
- RRP: $32.99
The World of Raymond Chandler
In His Own Words
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- Published: 15 November 2015
- ISBN: 9780804170482
- Imprint: Knopf US
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 272
- RRP: $32.99
"Barry Day stretches Chandler's limber language like a skein across the skeleton of his life, knitting in the spaces in between with his own editorial commentary.... The book may hold the most allure for seasoned Chandler fans who have yearned to tail their man down the dark alleys of his private thoughts, knowing beforehand where they led. But even the greenest Chandler novice may find much here that tantalizes: clues to mysteries of personality and genius that the savviest sleuth could never decode." --The New York Times "[Day] has culled from ... Chandler['s] books as well as the writer's voluminous correspondence to take us on a tour of Chandler's sinister, neon-lit world.... Chandler's words are accompanied by more than 100 photographs.... A splendid complement of the literary to the visual... Essential for any Chandler aficionado." --St. Louis Post-Dispatch "A remarkable book.... A fascinating and convincing portrait of a writer who, using the material of his own life and his convictions, refined pulp into literature. More than any biography I've read, this book stirred in me a new sympathy for Chandler to match the admiration I've always felt." --Dean Koontz, author of 77 Shadow Street and What the Night Knows