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The title is a euphemism for death; the final pages of the book refer to a rumination about "sleeping the big sleep". In 1999, the book was voted 96th of Le Monde ' s " 100 Books of the Century ". In 2005, it was included in Time magazine's " List of the 100 Best Novels ".
The Big Sleep is a 1978 neo-noir film, the second film version of Raymond Chandler's 1939 novel of the same name.The picture was directed by Michael Winner and stars Robert Mitchum in his second film portrayal of the detective Philip Marlowe (following Farewell, My Lovely three years earlier).
The Big Sleep is a 1946 American film noir directed by Howard Hawks. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] William Faulkner , Leigh Brackett and Jules Furthman co-wrote the screenplay, which adapts Raymond Chandler 's 1939 novel .
The Big Sleep Perchance to Dream is a detective crime novel by Robert B. Parker , written as an authorized sequel to The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler . Following his post-mortem collaboration with Chandler on Poodle Springs , this 1991 release is the second and final Philip Marlowe novel written by Parker.
The Big Sleep (band), an American indie rock/shoegaze band The Big Sleep, by The Only Ones "The Big Sleep", a song by The Amity Affliction from Not Without My Ghosts "The Big Sleep", a song by Bat for Lashes and Scott Walker from Two Suns
Nike helped Melly Goeslaw, one of her closest friends who she had known since childhood, [19] build her musical career. [20] In 1993, Nike funded the construction of a special school in Bandung for deaf and mentally handicapped children. It was completed in 1995, after she died.
Two new studies indicate the importance of getting a good night's sleep — with one study saying a lack of sleep may be sabotaging the brain’s ability to keep intrusive thoughts at bay.
The Coen brothers' film The Big Lebowski is loosely based on The Big Sleep.[3] The plot of Warren Ellis and JH Williams' graphic novel "Made in England," the first arc of Desolation Jones, is similar to The Big Sleep.[citation needed] Jones' client is a retired Army colonel who tells Jones to find a legendary pornographic film supposedly shot ...