The Long Goodbye (Magill’s Survey of American Literature, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Raymond Chandler
- First Published: 1953
- Type of Work: Novel
- Genres: Long fiction, Mystery and detective literature
- Subjects: 1950’s, North America or North Americans, United States or Americans, Suicide, Murder or homicide, California, Los Angeles, West, U.S., Alcoholism or alcoholics, Substance abuse, Detectives, Corruption, Private investigators
- Locales: Los Angeles, CA
The theme of The Long Goodbye, the sixth of Chandler's seven novels, is again the corruption of American society, especially its rich. It is also about alienation and the need for love and friendship.
Marlowe befriends a charming drunk, Terry Lennox, in the parking lot of a swank Beverly Hills restaurant. Terry comes to him a few months later, and Marlowe drives him down across the U.S. border into Tijuana. It seems that Terry's wealthy wife, Sylvia, the daughter of Harlan Potter, a newspaper magnate, has been murdered, and the police suspect Terry. The police arrest...
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