Creatures of Darkness: Raymond Chandler, Detective Fiction, and Film Noir

by Gene D. Phillips

Book Overview

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 cynical, hard-boiled private eye Philip... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813190428
• ISBN13: 9780813190426
• Release Date: April 2003
• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
• Length: 350 Pages
• Weight: 1.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.8" x 8.8"

Customer Reviews

Chandler and Hollywood: Poisonous Marriage w/ Beautiful Kids

A very interesting and thorough examination of the film-related work of mystery legend Raymond Chandler, creator of the ultimate film noir gumshoe, Phillip Marlowe. The books follows Chandler's career and work from pulpy dime detective story-writer, to novelist, to screenwriter. Chandler was an odd, cantankerous fellow who hated working in Hollywood, but the character he created is forever in the pantheon of American detective film heroes.