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The Long Goodbye may refer to: Books *The Long Goodbye (novel), ''The Long Goodbye'' (novel), a 1953 novel by Raymond Chandler *''The Long Goodbye: A Memoir'', a 2011 book by Meghan O'Rourke *The Long Good-Bye (Trifonov novel), ''The Long Good-Bye'' (Trifonov novel), a 1971 novel by Yury Trifonov *The Long Goodbye (play), ''The Long Goodbye'' (play), a 1940 one-act play by Tennessee Williams Films *The Long Goodbye (film), ''The Long Goodbye'' (film), a 1973 film by Robert Altman, adapted from the Raymond Chandler novel (see above) *Long Goodbye (film), ''Long Goodbye'' (film) or ''The Head Hunter'', a 1982 Hong Kong film by Shing Hon Lau Music *The Long Goodbye (band), an American band featuring Michael Cera *The Long Goodbye (Riz Ahmed album), ''The Long Goodbye'' (Riz Ahmed album), 2020 *The Long Goodbye (Candlebox album), ''The Long Goodbye'' (Candlebox album), 2023 *The Long Goodbye (The Essex Green album), ''The Long Goodbye'' (The Essex Green album), 2003 *The Long Goodbye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Long Goodbye (novel)
''The Long Good-bye'' is a novel by Raymond Chandler, published in 1953, his sixth novel featuring the private investigator Philip Marlowe. Some critics consider it inferior to ''The Big Sleep'' or ''Farewell, My Lovely'', but others rank it as the best of his work. Chandler, in a letter to a friend, called the novel "my best book". The novel is notable for using hard-boiled detective fiction as a vehicle for social criticism and for including autobiographical elements from Chandler's life. In 1955, the novel received the Edgar Award for Best Novel. It was later adapted as a 1973 film of the same name, updated to 1970s Los Angeles and starring Elliott Gould. Plot summary The novel opens outside a club in Los Angeles called the Dancers. It is late October or early November; no year is given, but internal evidence and the publication date of the novel places it between 1950 and 1952. Philip Marlowe meets a drunk named Terry Lennox, who has scars on one side of his face. They f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |