I think that marlowe is a little bit more restrained at points in this one, as opposed to the other two ive read in the series the lady in the lake, the big sleep. Chandler the high window 2 cassette audio 1988 elliott gould. Im not a big raymond chandler fan, but everytime i listen to a notsogood book, i strive to try something new. The big sleep philip marlowe series, book 1 philip marlowe by raymond chandler author elliott gould narrator. Elliott gould is the author of voice of the shoah 4. Elliott gould in a story set in southern california during the 1930s, detective philip marlowe takes an assignment that leads him on trail littered with blackmail, murder, and deception. The big sleep washoe county library system overdrive. This first philip marlowe novel hasnt been diminished by time. Included in this collection are the following killer in the rain, the man who liked dogs, the curtain, try the girl, mandarins jade, bay city blues, the lady in the lake and no crime in the mountains. The big sleep philip marlowe series book 1 raymond chandler author elliott gould narrator. Perchance to dream once raymond chandlers legendary hardboiled detective philip marlowe faced the sternwood family.
But almost from the first paragraph of the big sleep. Chandlers writing is moody, sexy, and down to earth. Toby stephens stars in this bbc radio 4 fullcast dramatisation of raymond chandlers second philip marlowe mystery. Elliott gould philip marlowe steps in to deal with blackmail. Perchance to dream by robert parker overdrive rakuten. The big sleep philip marlowe series book 1 raymond chandler author 20 the big sleep philip marlowe series book 1 raymond chandler author elliott gould narrator. You just slept the big sleep, not caring about the nastiness of how you died or where you fell. The big sleep fairfax county public library overdrive. By the time the big sleep was published in 1939 his character had evolved into. New millennium audio firm marlowe takes on an assignment from the sternwood family.
Raymond chandlers first novel, published in 1939, introduces the nowimmortal philip marlowe, archetypal hard boiled detective and weary knight of the seamy side of the city of angels in the 1930s. Even though the phillip marlowe of playback is still the same phillip marlowe of the big sleep, we see how he has changed over time. Raymond chandlers the big sleep, first published in 1939, is one of the more influential works in the modern mystery genre, and my first real foray into hardboiled crime fiction. It is in marlowes long shadow that every fictional detective must stand and. The big sleep 1939 is a hardboiled crime novel by raymond chandler, the first to feature the detective philip marlowe. Elliott gould s hardboiled reading of raymond chandler. I listened to this on audiobook read by elliott gould and enjoyed his narration very much. Is my business audiobook by raymond chandler, narrated by elliott gould. Killer in the rain is a collection of eight of the toughest and most interesting raymond chandler short crime stories. I need a man goodlooking enough to pick up a dame who has a sense of class, but hes got to be tough enough to swap punches. Feb 05, 2014 smartaleck, catloving private eye philip marlowe elliott gould is certain that his friend terry lennox jim bouton isnt a wifekiller, even after the cops throw marlowe in jail for not. The big sleep is a 1978 british neonoir film, the second film version of raymond chandlers 1939 novel of the same name. Elliott gould raymond chandlers first novel, published in 1939, introduces the nowimmortal philip marlowe, archetypal hard boiled detective and.
A classic noire filled centered around privateeye phillip marlowe the least corrupt person in the city of angels. Marlowe takes on an assignment from the sternwood family. Taking an assignment from the sternwood family, he follows a trail that leads him into. Elliott gould in a story set in southern california during the 1930s, detective philip marlowe takes an assignment that leads him on trail. Over the years everyone from robert mitchum to james caan and elliott gould in robert altmans antinoir the long goodbye have played the detective, but bogarts grizzled. I will buy all the raymond chandler recordings of this latest set. The big sleep audiobook cd columbus metropolitan library. He published his first story in black mask in 1933, and his first novel, the big sleep, in 1939.
Stepping in to deal with a case of blackmail, marlowe follows a trail that leads him into a landscape littered with murder and deception. The lady in the lake may not be one of chandlers better efforts but it is a good snapshot of written noir, the 1940s and the who done it. It is in marlowes long shadow that every fictional detective must stand and under the influence of raymond chandlers addictive prose that every crime author must write. Needless to say i looked forward to reading the big sleep. Its a detective novel written in the late 1930s, and the start of the philip marlowe series. The sternwood family, immortalized in raymond chandlers the big sleep, is in trouble again. The audiobook versions of the actor doing philip marlowe are deliciously hardboiled. Raymond chandler 18881959 turned to writing fiction at the age of fortyfive, after a career as an oil executive. The picture was directed by michael winner and stars robert mitchum in his second film portrayal of the detective philip marlowe. The big sleep by raymond chandler overdrive rakuten. The big sleep central arkansas library system overdrive. The long goodbye, 1973 the opening sequence from robert altmans adaption of raymond chandlers detective novel.
The big sleep great river regional library overdrive. The screenplay was written by leigh brackett, who cowrote the screenplay for chandlers the big sleep in 1946. He distilled the essence of life in southern california in the 1940s and 1950s in such novels as farewell, my lovely, the little sister, the big sleep, the high window, trouble is my business, the lady in the lake, red wind and playback. Elliott gould, nina van pallandt, sterling hayden, mark rydell en. Old man sternwood, crippled and wheelchairbound, is being given. An expanded version of killer in the rain read by elliott gould. The big sleep introduced the world to philip marlowe, the often imitated but neverbettered hardboiled private investigator. The long goodbye is a 1973 american neonoir thriller film directed by robert altman and based on raymond chandlers 1953 novel of the same title. His muscular, fastpaced style set the standard for american hardboiled mysteries.
The long goodbye 110 movie clip interrogation 1973 hd. Published in 1939, it tells the story of the sternwood family, as dysfunctional a group as youre likely to run into this side of yoknapatawpha county. But almost from the first paragraph of the big sleep i was hooked and ive read the entire series now. Elliott gould has 34 books on goodreads with 773 ratings. Trouble is my business audiobook raymond chandler audible. Looking out the window of the phoenix books office at hollywood and vine, we often gaze up the street towards ivar avenue to the corner now known as raymond chandler square, in hopes of catching a. Elliott gould s most popular book is the big sleep. Farewell my lovely dramatised audiobook, by raymond chandler. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. He distilled the essence of life in southern california in the 1940s and 1950s in such novels as farewell, my lovely, the little sister, the big sleep. He took pulp fiction and made it mainstream, populated by mitchum, gambon, downey, gould and many, many more. The big sleep by raymond chandler bbc audio book cd new and. Trouble is my business audiobook by raymond chandler. Walt whitman celebrates the brash and rugged individualism of his country in exuberant language.
Even though the phillip marlowe of playback is still the same phillip marlowe of the big sleep. This time were reading the big sleep by raymond chandler. Raymond chandler began his writing career at age 45. All the acting is first class and the soundtrack rides over it all brilliantly. I say this based on his treatments several of the minor characters in the high window. A bit of a repeat but then more short stories included. Elliott gould, burt reynolds, meryl streep, and a host of other celebrities read over 100 poems by four of americas greatest poets. Already with cynicism, marlowe takes on an assignment from the sternwood family. Much has been written about how audio books require the right reader. Toby stephens is fantastic as as hard edged,cynical wisecracking phillip marlowe. Occasionally, i go back and read the classics to see. The big sleep pioneerland library system overdrive.
The big sleep fort bend county libraries overdrive. Lovely vivians psychotic sister, carmen, has disappeared from the sanitarium, and vivian herself has once again fallen into the clutches of the shady underworld character eddie mars. Written by raymond chandler, audiobook narrated by ray porter. It has been adapted for film twice, in 1946 and again in 1978.
Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. He began acting in hollywood films during the 1960s. Chandler always opted for a little more realism in phillip marlowe so maybe hardboiled works on the reader as well as the time, place, and characters. I only started reading raymond chandlers books because they were next to agatha christie on the library shelves.
The big sleep by raymond chandler read by elliot gould. Fasttalking, troubleseeking private eye philip marlowe is a different kind of detective. Taking an assignment from the sternwood family, he follows a trail that leads him into a landscape littered with murder and deception. Learn more about the big sleep in the pioneerland library system digital collection.
As difficult as it may be not to imagine humphrey bogart as marlowe, elliott goulds performance resonates with truth. Walt whitman celebrates the brash and rugged individualism of his country. The big sleep is a big triumph a hardboiled mystery that perfectly balances the guns and the witty retorts, the dames and the deaths. The big sleep london borough of richmond upon thames. I am a fan of noire but never read a raymond chandler novel. The big sleep district of columbia public library overdrive. Book 1 philip marlowe by raymond chandler author elliott gould narrator. Lurking in his heavy baritone are just the right touches of mockery and cynicism. Had chandler not made a few freshman screwups, it would have been the perfect example of the genre.
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