Saturday in Zenda. Saturday of Contemporary Classics. Saturday, in this instance, devoted to The Big Sleep, the work by which, Chandler, now well past fifty, the American writer and screenwriter Raymond Chandler (Chicago, 1888 – La Jolla, California, 1959) first became known. Published in 1939 and revived for his own collection by the publishing house DeBolsillo with the Spanish translation by José Luis López Muñoz, The Big Sleep also served to introduce the detective Philip Marlowe, undoubtedly the greatest iconic legacy of a Chandler who, from his dazzling debut onward, became one of the most essential figures in the history of crime fiction in the English language.
the old General Sternwood, paralyzed and exceedingly wealthy, has received a blackmail note concerning his younger daughter, the wild Carmen.
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Author: Raymond Chandler. Translation: José Luis López Muñoz. Título: The Big Sleep. Publisher: DeBolsillo. Sales: All your books.