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The Big Sleep

novel by Raymond Chandler
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The Big Sleep

Summary

The Big Sleep is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,175 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Big Sleep authored Raymond Chandler[3].
  • The Big Sleep received the Le Monde's 100 Books of the Century[4].
  • The Big Sleep's instance of is recorded as literary work[5].
  • The Big Sleep was published by Alfred A. Knopf[6].
  • The Big Sleep's genre is noir fiction[7].
  • The Big Sleep's genre is crime fiction[8].
  • The Big Sleep followed Perchance to Dream[9].
  • The Big Sleep was followed by Farewell, My Lovely[10].
  • The Big Sleep was followed by Perchance to Dream[11].
  • The Big Sleep's place of publication is recorded as Columbia[12].
  • The Big Sleep's language of work or name is recorded as American English[13].
  • The Big Sleep's country of origin is recorded as United States[14].
  • The Big Sleep was published on 1939[15].
  • The Big Sleep's characters is recorded as Philip Marlowe[16].
  • The Big Sleep's has edition or translation is recorded as The Big Sleep[17].
  • The Big Sleep's has edition or translation is recorded as Q126660275[18].
  • The Big Sleep's has edition or translation is recorded as Q137855644[19].
  • The Big Sleep's narrative location is recorded as Los Angeles[20].
  • The Big Sleep's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Big Sleep'}[21].
  • The Big Sleep's has characteristic is recorded as debut novel[22].
  • The Big Sleep's derivative work is recorded as The Big Sleep[23].
  • The Big Sleep's derivative work is recorded as The Big Sleep[24].
  • The Big Sleep's derivative work is recorded as Q92492208[25].
  • The Big Sleep's form of creative work is recorded as novel[26].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Prose[27]

  • Community tags: novel[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: d84c1f9d-e921-4ad6-829f-62b71e454457[29]

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Big Sleep authored Raymond Chandler[3]. It was published by Alfred A. Knopf[6].

Publication

The Big Sleep was published on 1939[15]. Its place of publication is recorded as Columbia[12]. Its language of work or name is recorded as American English[13]. Genres include noir fiction[7] and crime fiction[8].

Reception

The Big Sleep received the Le Monde's 100 Books of the Century[4].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Big Sleep followed Perchance to Dream[9]. Successors include Farewell, My Lovely[10] and Perchance to Dream[11].

Why It Matters

The Big Sleep ranks in the top 2% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,175 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

FAQs

What awards did The Big Sleep receive?

Honors received include Le Monde's 100 Books of the Century[4].

Related Entities

literary work Los Angeles Raymond Chandler The Big Sleep United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [27] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Followed by → Farewell, My Lovely, Perchance to Dream
    Form of creative work → novel
    Followed by → —
    Award received → —
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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