Chandler & Hammett; learned accidently

[Bekah]

I just yesterday learned "accidentally" (while browsing my shelves)  
that I have the two-volume set of Chandler's novels.   Omg - I'd  
totally forgot,  although I knew I'd read several and very much  
enjoyed him.   I think I must have got them back in 2001 after reading  
The Long Goodbye.

Bekah
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On Aug 23, 2009, at 7:01 PM, Mark Kohut wrote:

> Did you'all know that Chandler was born 6 years before Hammett
> but that Hammett's writing career was over before The Big Sleep,
> Chandler's first novel, was published?
>
> According to a citation--Coen Bros.' interview at Indie Wire-- on  
> The Big Sleep wikipedia article, the Coens claim The Big Lebowski  
> was "loosely' inspired by The Big Sleep!?...Fooled me, unless they  
> are just foolin'...
>
> And Chandler's response when asked by someone about doing a  
> biography of
> him: "Who cares when the writer got his first bicycle?".....
> Think TRP would second that?
>
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