《The Great Sleep》 - Great Sleep

Japanese: 《大いなる眠り》 - おおいなるねむり
《The Great Sleep》 - Great Sleep

…He became a writer after he turned 40. He became a master of the hard-boiled genre alongside D. Hammett with seven stories, including The Big Sleep (1939) and Playback (1958), which feature the stoic and active private detective Philip Marlowe. His vivid character portrayals and clever dialogue elevated detective fiction to the level of literature. …

*Some of the terminology references "The Great Sleep" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…40歳を超えてから作家となる。ストイックで行動的な私立探偵フィリップ・マーローPhilip Marloweの活躍する《大いなる眠り》(1939),《プレーバック》(1958)など7編でD.ハメットと並ぶハードボイルド派の巨匠となった。生き生きした人物描写,巧妙な会話により,探偵小説を文学にまで高めた。…

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