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navarth

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16. I envy you. You can read them for the first time.

Sun Jan 25, 2015, 08:49 PM

Jan 2015

Alas, I cannot.

If you're any kind of fan of 'detective' fiction at all. You just owe it to yourself to read Hammett and Chandler. More than just detective fiction; it's great fiction.

Albert Camus was a big fan of Chandler. He said his character in The Stranger had been somewhat inspired by Chandler. This is no bullshit, I just read it in his letters a few days ago. Also some great stories of working with Billy Wilder on Double Indemnity. What a fascinating story Chandler is. And Hammett's story as well.

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