Saturday at Zenda. Saturday of contemporary classics. Saturday, in this case, devoted to The Long Goodbye, the sixth work that American writer and screenwriter Raymond Chandler (Chicago, 1888 – La Jolla, California, 1959) dedicated to his star character: the detective Philip Marlowe. The novel appeared in 1953 and marked a culmination of the process in which the author had drawn his taciturn and reflective protagonist. In it, Marlowe becomes more deeply embedded in the heart of the crime, implicated as an accomplice of a defendant whose innocence he is absolutely convinced of. On him and his torments falls, more than ever, the burden of proof. The book, in its Spanish translation by Justo E. Vasco, forms part of the catalog of the publishing imprint DeBolsillo.
The publisher itself notes about the book: “The war veteran Terry Lennox has a problem: his billionaire wife has been murdered — she is the daughter of media magnate Harlan Potter — and he needs to leave Los Angeles as soon as possible. He asks Philip Marlowe, with whom he has recently befriended, to help him reach the Tijuana airport. And thus the detective, faithful to his ideals, will end up becoming an accomplice to the main crime in The Long Goodbye, the sixth novel in the series.”
When Lennox commits suicide in Mexico, leaving a confession of guilt, the case is closed without scandals or sensationalism… although there is something that does not sit well with Marlowe. He is convinced of Lennox’s innocence, but will he be able to prove it? And how many victims will there be before he achieves it?”
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Autor: Raymond Chandler. Traducción: César Aira. Título: El largo adiós. Editorial: DeBolsillo. Venta: Todos tus libros.