The Simplicity of Murder: a Collection of Chandler's Prose Letters
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Chandler can be described as the master of American "hard-boiled" detective novels. Just as the young United States took over the scepter of hegemony from the aging British Empire, Chandler's tall, handsome, rebellious and tender private detective Marlowe also officially replaced Sherlock Holmes and became the most popular detective image in novels and even on the screen. To this day, the tough guys who appear in various Hollywood blockbusters are more or less Marlowe's descendants. In the five essays and many long letters included in this book, Chandler puts aside his familiar gangster slang and street slang for the time being, and uses rational and objective writing and extremely rigorous logic to present his "tough guy" concept clearly and transparently to readers. No one's argument is more convincing than Chandler's. While showing off his demeanor as an orator, Chandler still never forgets to use his signature dry humor to remind us that he is indeed the creator of Marlowe.
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