From: "David Moran" <
davidm@shakespeare-nyc.com>
>
> "The Lady in the Lake" is indeed my favorite
Chandler, though.
> I think that one still holds up quite
well.
Hmm. Though I disagree (obviously) with David's overall
valuation of Chandler's literary worth, I thought I'd put in
my two cents regarding his best novels.
My favorites, in order: 1. The Long Goodbye 2. The Big Sleep
3. Farewell, My Lovely 4. The Lady in the Lake
The other three are fun reading, but I'd not submit them as
evidence that the genre can rise to the level of literture,
whatever that means. I've taught the first two several times
(in undergraduate courses). Nearly every student comes away a
fan.
David, who taught that graduate seminar?
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