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Raymond Chandler and the Simple Art of Murder (Haynes Foundation Lecture)

California and the West

English - January 24, 2013 03:30 - 47.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 1 rating
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Judith Freeman talks about her latest book “The Long Embrace: Raymond Chandler and the Woman He Loved”. Chandler drew on many real events and people to create his iconic Los Angeles mystery novels. Freeman discusses Chandler’s real-life sources, including a 1922 celebrity murder case that became the inspiration for much of Chandler’s work.

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