The Big Sleep is a hardboiled crime novel that was named one of the best 100 novels by Time magazine and came in second on the Crime Writers Association poll of the 100 best crime novels. The story has been adapted for film twice. The first time was in 1946, starring Humphrey Bogart. The second was in 1978 and contains more explicit material than what was allowed to be included in the original version.
The book, which is only 231 pages, is about a dying millionaire who “hires Philip Marlowe to handle the blackmailer of one of his two troublesome daughters.” It has a 3.94-star rating on Goodreads, with one reviewer stating, “The book itself holds up remarkably well even though it's been 70 years.”
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In a rare BBC interview, he stated, “How long did it take me [to become a successful writer]? You starve to death for ten years before your publisher knows you’re any good.”
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