Annotated Big Sleep, The by Raymond Chandler, Jonathan Lethem (Foreword), Owen Hill, Pamela Jackson, Anthony Dean Rizzuto (Editors, Annotators); 1939/2018. Softcover.

A masterpiece of noir, Raymond Chandler's The Big Sleep helped to define a genre. Today it remains one of the most celebrated and stylish novels of the twentieth century. This comprehensive, annotated edition offers a look behind the scenes of the novel, bringing the gritty and seductive world of Chandler's iconic private eye Philip Marlowe to life. The Annotated Big Sleep solidifies the novel's position as one of the great works of American fiction.

Including:

-Personal letters and source texts

-The historical context of Chandler's Los Angeles, including maps and images

-Film stills and art from the early pulps

-An analysis of class, gender, sexuality, and ethnicity in the novel