{"product_id":"the-notebooks-of-raymond-chandler-and-english-summer-a-gothic-romance-paperback","title":"The Notebooks of Raymond Chandler: And English Summer: A Gothic Romance - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRaymond Chandler\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring a period of twenty years--from his start as a young writer for H. L. Mencken's classic pulp magazine \u003cem\u003eThe Black Mask\u003c\/em\u003e in the early 1930s, through the publication of his novels \u003cem\u003eThe Big Sleep\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eFarewell, My Lovely\u003c\/em\u003e, to his career as a Hollywood screenwriter in the 1940s--Raymond Chandler kept a series of private notebooks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawn from those journals, \u003cem\u003eThe Notebooks of Raymond Chandler\u003c\/em\u003e offers an intimate view of the writer at work, revealing early ideas, descriptions, and anecdotes that would later be used in \u003cem\u003eThe Long Goodbye, The Blue Dahlia\u003c\/em\u003e, and other classics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFilled with both public and private writings, \u003cem\u003eThe Notebooks of Raymond Chandler\u003c\/em\u003e includes \"Marlowesque\" particulars such as pickpocket lingo, San Quentin jailhouse slang, a \"Note on the Tommygun,\" and musings on \"Craps.\" Here, too, are surprising, lesser known essays on Hollywood, the mystery story, British and American writing, and a wicked parody of Hemingway. This sampler--by turns whimsical, provocative, irreverent, and fascinating--also contains a list of possible story titles; \"Chandlerisms;\" and his short work \"English Summer: A Gothic Romance,\" which the writer viewed as a turning point in his career.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver the course of two prolific decades--from his humble beginnings as a pulp writer for \u003cem\u003eThe Black Mask\u003c\/em\u003e, through the creation of his celebrated noir masterworks \u003cem\u003eThe Big Sleep\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eFarewell, My Lovely\u003c\/em\u003e, to the Hollywood years of the 1940s--the inimitable Raymond Chandler recorded in a series of private notebooks his thoughts, emotions, anecdotes, and germinating ideas that would later find their way into his classic crime novels. Filled with both public and personal writings, \u003cem\u003eThe Notebooks of Raymond Chandler\u003c\/em\u003e gives us an intimate view of the writer at work. Here, in his own words, is Chandler on such \"Marlowesque\" topics as pickpocket lingo and San Quentin jailhouse slang, a \"Note on the Tommy Gun,\" and \"Craps,\" as well as essays on Hollywood, the mystery genre, British versus American writing, and a brilliantly wicked and witty parody of Ernest Hemingway. Also included is the short story \"English Summer: A Gothic Romance,\" which Chandler considered a major turning point in his career.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.34 x 9.2 x 6.18 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 20, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52702269473075,"sku":"9780061227448","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/RWwybjRaQitDUDdaOFNXTFc2UnY1dz09_0beeaa27-8630-47cc-b203-ac3f0141f1c9.webp?v=1763301389","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/the-notebooks-of-raymond-chandler-and-english-summer-a-gothic-romance-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}