The Little Sister
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The Little Sister is a 1949 hardboiled detective novel by Raymond Chandler featuring private investigator Philip Marlowe in a complex case involving Hollywood corruption and deception.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Little Sister canonical | 4 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hardboiled detective novel
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novel ⓘ |
| adaptationType | film ⓘ |
| author | Raymond Chandler ⓘ |
| containsElement |
blackmail
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family secrets ⓘ murder mystery ⓘ private eye investigation ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| featuresTheme |
Hollywood corruption
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deception ⓘ identity and disguise ⓘ organized crime ⓘ |
| followedBy | The Long Goodbye ⓘ |
| genre |
crime fiction
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detective fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | Marlowe (1969 film) ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Dr. Lagardie
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Lieutenant French ⓘ Lieutenant Spangler ⓘ Mavis Weld NERFINISHED ⓘ Orfamay Quest ⓘ Philip Marlowe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780394757663 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | noir ⓘ |
| literaryStyle | hardboiled prose ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Philip Marlowe ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| narrator | Philip Marlowe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
complex, convoluted plot
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cynical portrayal of Hollywood ⓘ |
| precededBy | The Lady in the Lake ⓘ |
| protagonist | Philip Marlowe ONNED1 ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1949 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Hamish Hamilton
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Houghton Mifflin ⓘ |
| series |
Philip Marlowe
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surface form:
Philip Marlowe series
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| setInTimePeriod | 1940s ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Hollywood
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Los Angeles ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.