Raymond Chandler and the Hard-Boiled Detective as Veteran in American Fiction
by
Sarah Trott
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2016
The conflation of the hard-boiled style and war experience has influenced many contemporary crime writers, particularly in the traumatic aftermath of the Vietnam War. Yet, earlier writers in the genre, such as Raymond Chandler, remain overlooked when it comes to examining how their war experience...