Raymond Chandler Speaking is a collection of excerpts from letters, notes, essays and an unfinished novel by the writer Raymond Chandler, compiled by Dorothy Gardiner and Kathrine Sorley Walker in 1962.[1] The origins of the collection were contentious: after Chandler's death, his literary agent and lover, Helga Greene, and his private secretary, Jean Fracasse, entered into a legal battle over his estate, in which Greene prevailed.[2]
 First edition (UK) | |
| Author | Raymond Chandler; edited by Dorothy Gardiner and Kathrine Sorley Walker |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Literary criticism |
| Publisher | Hamish Hamilton (UK) Houghton Mifflin (US) |
Publication date | 1962 |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 272 |
| OCLC | 35192346 |
| 813/.52 B 20 | |
| LC Class | PS3505.H3224 Z47 1997 |
Contents edit
The collection includes excerpts from letters by Chandler on various subjects, including literature, film, fellow writers and cats, and the following longer pieces (previously unpublished except as noted):
- "Casual Notes on the Mystery Novel"
- "Notes on English and American Style"
- "Writers in Hollywood" (previously published in the Atlantic Monthly)
- "Ten Per Cent of Your Life" (Atlantic Monthly)
- "A Couple of Writers"
- "The Poodle Springs Story", a Philip Marlowe novel unfinished at the time of Chandler's death, in 1959. It was completed in 1989 by Robert B. Parker as Poodle Springs.[3]
References edit
- ^ Gardiner, Dorothy; Walker, Kathrine Sorley (eds.) (1962, 1997²). Raymond Chandler Speaking. Berkeley: University of California Press. ISBN 0-520-20835-8.
- ^ "Kathrine Sorley Walker, dance critic – obituary". Daily Telegraph. April 23, 2015. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
- ^ Blades, John (March 1, 1991). "Marlowe's Mean Streets: Tracking the Man Who Filled Raymond Chandler's Shoes". Chicago Tribune. p. 1. Retrieved March 4, 2010.