Raymond Chandler speaking 9780520208353

Table of contents :
Frontmatter
Illustrations (page vii)
Acknowledgments (page ix)
Introduction (page 1)
Foreword (page 9)
Chronology (page 12)
1. CHANDLER ON CHANDLER (page 17)
2. CHANDLER ON THE MYSTERY NOVEL (page 45)
3. CHANDLER ON THE CRAFT OF WRITING (page 71)
4. A Couple of Writers (page 97)
5. CHANDLER ON THE FILM WORLD AND TELEVISION (page 113)
6. CHANDLER ON PUBLISHING (page 145)
7. CHANDLER ON CATS (page 175)
8. CHANDLER ON FAMOUS CRIMES (page 185)
9. CHANDLER ON HIS NOVELS, SHORT STORIES AND PHILIP MARLOWE (page 205)
10. The Poodle Springs Story (page 251)
Bibliography (Paul Skenazy, page 265)
Index (page 269)

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