The Simple Art of Murder
by Raymond Chandler
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Synopsis
"The Simple Art of Murder" refers to both a critical essay and a collection of short stories written by hard-boiled detective fiction author Raymond Chandler. The essay was first published in The Atlantic Monthly in December 1944. It was reprinted in 1950 by Houghton Mifflin along with eight of Chandler's early stories pre-dating his first novel, The Big Sleep. The essay is considered a seminal piece of literary criticism.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 828F43
- Title
- The Simple Art of Murder
- Author
- Raymond Chandler
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Hamish Hamilton
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1950
- Size
- 7.5" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- big sleep philip marlowe hard-boiled detective fiction philip marlowe
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Rooke Books
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