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Chapter 41 Raymond Chandler
The Edgar Allan Poe Award-an award launched by the American Mystery Writers Association, is also the most authoritative award in this field.

In April, the annual Edgar Allan Poe Awards Ceremony, Peyton, as a direct descendant of the circle, came here with great dignity.

"Mr. Carl, I haven't seen you for a long time!"

"Mr. Darnay, why didn't you see Mr. Li..."

Walking into the venue, Payton politely greeted each of the senior writers with qualifications. These are everyone in the industry, and Payton grew up reading their works.

Among them was John Dixon Carr, one of the three giants, the "King of the Chamber of Secrets". The other party had been active in London these years, but he was rarely seen.

Cousins ​​Frederic Darnay and Manrid B. Lee, representatives of the Golden Age, the "King of Logic", have been very active in recent years and have published some works one after another.

It's just that it's obviously not at the peak, and it's far less shocking than the early "Tragic Series".

After a while, Payton walked to the front row, found a place to sit down, and waited for the awards ceremony to proceed.

"My God! Who do I see, isn't this the great genius of crime fiction, Mr. Peyton?"

Looking for a familiar voice, Peyton saw a man with black-rimmed eyes and a little whitish hair standing beside him.

At this moment, the man had a pipe hanging from the corner of his mouth, his eyes widened, and he looked extremely surprised, which was a little funny.

Peyton smiled lightly: "Raymond, you are teasing me again."

This man is Raymond Chandler, a representative figure of tough guy mystery novels, and a famous master of detective novels in later generations.

The detectives described by writers of their school are not omnipotent. They believe in the power of weapons. Everyone has outstanding personality and tough style. They can be called tough guys with strong bones, so they are called "tough guys".

Mr. Chris is a huge fan of his, and according to him, it was Mr. Chandler's novels that gave him the determination to keep going when he was serving in the army.

Especially Philip Marlowe, who is the fairy tale of all western cowboys!

Philip Marlowe——Raymond's detective, in 1995, members of the American Detective Writers Association voted for the best male detective in history, and Marlowe surpassed Sherlock Holmes to win the first place.

The detective inherits the tough guy spirit of the Federation, and is recognized as the most attractive man, a knight with a golden heart, and is regarded as the Sherlock Holmes of the United States, which shows Raymond's status.

If I'm not tough, I can't live.If I'm not refined, I don't deserve to live - Marlowe Quotes.

In the evaluation of later generations, Raymond Chandler is also the only master of detective novels in the world who entered the hall of classic literature with detective novels and entered the annals of classic literature. His works were included in the "American Library" middle.

He is called "the poet laureate of crime fiction" by the western literary world, and he has improved the literary quality of detective novels with the "tough guy" style.

Of course, he is best known for his achievements - the master of literary masters.

Haruki Murakami, Qian Zhongshu, Eugene O'Neill, Auden and other writers especially admire him, and Haruki Murakami is his fanboy.

Haruki Murakami: "The Long Farewell is an unblemished masterpiece, extremely outstanding. If I allow me to use an exaggerated expression, it almost reaches the realm of fantasy."

Haruki Murakami: "My goal in life is to write a novel that combines Dostoevsky and Chandler."

Of course, in Peyton's view, perhaps because of the same military background, Raymond and Hemingway have a little in common.

Both of them promote the fighting spirit of tough guys. Both Philip Marlowe and Santiago have a tough style and unyielding spirit, which is why Chandler can be accepted by mainstream classic literature.

It's a pity that he never looked down on Hemingway, and he, a prodigal son, never bothered to blend in with the mainstream circle.

Of course, from the titles of the two, it can be known that the two are close friends.

Most people call him Mr. Chris Little, but they don't call him Peyton.

When ordinary people see Raymond Chandler, they also call him Mr. Chandler.

The two met at the Edgar Allan Poe Awards Ceremony in 1953, when Peyton won the Best Debut Award for "The Devil's Personality" that year, and Raymond was his award presenter.

To be precise, this novel can win an award, and Peyton can become a direct descendant of the association, and Raymond has also contributed a lot to it.

Raymond appreciates Payton very much and regards him as the transmitter of his hardcore pioneering spirit.

Although Raymond won the best novel award last year with his pinnacle "The Long Farewell", Peyton's "The Poet's Secret" became the ghost of his knife.

But this does not affect the friendship between the two.

Raymond's style is casual, not the kind of serious old pedant, which is very similar to his Inspector Marlowe.

The most typical point-this guy married a rich woman who was 18 years older than him because of love.

Absolutely love!
This guy was young and promising. He joined the Canadian Army and the Royal Air Force during World War I, and later entered the Debney Oil Company as a bookkeeper in 1922. He was promoted to vice president soon after, and he was definitely successful in his career.

To him, money is really just a number, and he is not short of money.

He is not a man who is forced to know how good a rich woman is for the sake of money.

What's interesting is that this rich woman is the mother of his comrade-in-arms and his mother's best friend.

Raymond, who was suspected to be a virgin in his 30s at the time, fell in love with the woman at first sight.

His mother disapproved of their marriage, and Raymond dragged their love until his mother died.

In 1924, Raymond married Sissy Pasika, a rich woman older than him.

It is said that he did not know his wife's age at the time, but he did not mind if he found out after marriage.

After all, his wife took good care of her.

Later, after the death of his lover, Raymond also tried to commit suicide. After being rescued, he also drank heavily.

Absolutely true love!
It is because of this character that Raymond behaves very casually, regardless of the age gap between the two, and the two can be regarded as friends who have forgotten their age.

He applauds Peyton's work, especially the eccentric criminal characters.

He has also been criticized for his tough-guy literature for being violent or depraved.

But the violence in Peyton's work fascinates him.

Redefining crime—this is how the public perceives Peyton's work, and at this point the two are practically confidantes, with frequent phone calls.

The original sin series has a lot of inspiration given by Raymond.

After the publication of "Empire of Money" this year, Raymond also made a special phone call to discuss with him and congratulate him by the way.

"I'm not kidding you. Once Mr. Duke comes out, the world's criminal figures can't be praised anymore."

Peyton hastily declined. It is easy to offend people by saying this. Is there anyone around here who doesn't write speculative crime novels?
Raymond is an old guy, he is a director of the Detective and Reasoning Association, and he may even be the next chairman. Moreover, his wife just passed away the year before last, and his temperament is a bit perverse. It is said that he committed suicide several times. people.

But Payton still needs to manage his contacts well, so you can't talk nonsense.

"Raymond, don't flatter me!"

"It just allowed me to grasp the tastes of the audience in the past two years. The predecessors still have a lot to learn."

"And I can't even get the Nobel and Pulitzer, I'm still far behind!" Payton laughed at himself.

Realizing that he had said something wrong, Raymond chuckled and said, "Nobel? Pulitzer? Don't think about it, you guys, they are not in the same circle as us!"

"Besides, what's so rare about this award? I give it to me, I don't even want it. So many unknown people can win the award, isn't it just to show the high style of those judges?"

"This award is awarded to so many third-rate writers and word players who can't bear to read. It's not worth the money at all, let alone once you get it, you have to go to Stockholm, you have to wear formal clothes, and you have to publish it. speech."

"Is a Nobel Prize worth the effort? Absolutely not!"

"I don't want to put on an evening gown and give a speech, go to Sweden to accept an award, and say thank you words."

"Of course, those who say no, but act honestly are even more shameful!" Raymond said with disdain.

The other party's statement, well...in Peyton's view, it is correct.

In recent years, there have been too many second- and third-rate writers relying on Nobel writers to reach the sky in one step.

Relying on his authority in other fields, Nobel is creating gods unscrupulously.

It seems to be saying to the world: Look, please cater to me, even if you are a pig, I can make you a household name and a great writer.

There are also some guys who, after catering to the judges, changed their previous appearances and shamelessly acted as if they did not want to win the award. Winning the award in their words lost their artistic persistence.

This kind of view is very in line with the tastes of the upper class, they like such maverick hypocrites!

It's just that the Makoto theorem exists, and these guys said no, but they all "reluctantly" went to Sweden to participate in that troublesome ceremony.

As for what Raymond said, Peyton fully believed that the other party definitely didn't want to eat grapes and said grapes were sour.

The other party has such a personality, with a clear distinction between likes and hates!
Hemingway admired him very much, but he never looked down on Hemingway. He once named a policeman Hemingway in a novel, calling him "a guy who keeps repeating the same words until he convinces everyone that the words must be wonderful."

"Forget it, don't impose your thoughts on me. Even though we all know it's a piece of shit, it's also called Nobel shit. It's not shameful to step on it."

"Natural science is authoritative, but you can't expect me to win prizes in physics and biology, right?" Peyton said jokingly.

Raymond laughed: "Then I wish you good luck!"

(End of this chapter)