It has been adapted to film twice, first in 1946 starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall and directed by Howard Hawks, and later in a London-set remake in 1978. Critically acclaimed for its complexity and fast-paced plot, it was named one of Le Monde ’s 100 Books of the Century in 1999, and in 2005 was included in Time Magazine’s “List of the 100 Best Novels”. The title comes from a euphemism for death, and mortality is a recurring theme throughout the novel, along with betrayal, family secrets, and what drives people to evil acts. As the case develops, Marlowe find himself pulled into a much bigger scheme involving kidnapping, pornography, seduction, and murder, and soon finds his own life in danger. Set in Los Angeles, California, the book focuses on a case in which Marlowe is hired by a dying millionaire to handle the blackmailer attempting to extort money from one of his two troubled daughters. The Big Sleep is a 1939 hardboiled crime novel by American author Raymond Chandler, the first featuring his iconic character, the private detective Philip Marlowe.
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