Selected Letters of Raymond Chandler
- ISBN-10
- 0231050801
- ISBN-13
- 9780231050807
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 501
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1981
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Author
- Raymond Chandler
Description
In letters written between 1937 and 1959, Chandler comments on his work and characters, fellow mystery and detective fiction writers, world events, and life in California
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