Pico Iyer's The Mystery Of Influence is a fine article about Raymond Chandler's work and its enduring influence on the culture. Originally published in Harper's Magazine, October 2002.
(suggested by Miguel Marcos)
I just enjoyed re-watching Polanski's 1974 Chinatown. "A Raymond Chandler Evening" if ever there was one...
Posted by Dean at 11:05 PM, February 05, 2003.Phun Phact:
Raymond Chandler didn't start writing, professionally, until he was 45.