The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler
When a dying millionaire engages private investigator Philip Marlowe to deal with the extortionist of one of his two troublesome daughters, Marlowe discovers that his involvement goes beyond simple extortion. His problems include kidnapping, pornography, seduction, and murder, to name just a few.
The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler
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I find the writing to be really lovely. We all know that storylines are beyond Raymond Chandler’s ability. If he was at a loss for what to do, he brought in a man brandishing a gun, he said. The language, however, I recall that a few years ago, an American publisher acquired the publishing rights to Raymond Chandler’s Philip Marlowe and commissioned stories about Philip Marlowe from a number of contemporary crime writers. I agreed to one because it sounded like fun.
Being able to read all the novels again made me very happy. I discovered that while I was able to make the jokes, I wasn’t able to do them as well as he could. That’s probably why I appreciate Chandler so much—his use of language is incredibly restrained.
Additionally, he has the ability to employ humour in a way that very few authors can—to build tension rather than relieve it. Normal comic relief involves building up the tension and then releasing it with a joke. But Chandler really managed to increase the tension with humour, which I believe is a tremendous accomplishment.
