--- product_id: 4651016 title: "Farewell, My Lovely" brand: "raymond chandler" price: "S/.116" currency: PEN in_stock: true reviews_count: 12 url: https://www.desertcart.pe/products/4651016-farewell-my-lovely store_origin: PE region: Peru --- # Farewell, My Lovely **Brand:** raymond chandler **Price:** S/.116 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Farewell, My Lovely by raymond chandler - **How much does it cost?** S/.116 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.pe](https://www.desertcart.pe/products/4651016-farewell-my-lovely) ## Best For - raymond chandler enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted raymond chandler brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Farewell, My Lovely ## Images ![Farewell, My Lovely - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81vFDUjosyL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars excellent *by M***S on Reviewed in the United States on August 23, 2023* Murder and mayhem, lots of twists and turns. The opening grabbed my attention, and I could not put the book down till I had finished. There were several suspects, and several victims. Great characters both good and bad. Very entertaining story! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars Some Really Excellent Writing, But VERY Dated in Terms of Racial Referenc *by F***Y on Reviewed in the United States on July 8, 2020* "Farewell My Lovely" is a 1940 American Noir Crime Novel authored by Raymond Chandler. This protagonist is Philip Marlowe, a hard bitten private detective. The mystery itself is clever. Some of the writing, particularly about scenery and metaphor is masterful. To that extent the work is probably a five star crime novel.My concern and dilemma in writing this review is the really insensitive and dated vernacular and nomenclature about minorities and women. I have never worked in the publishing industry. My guess is this work would not be published as an original work by any mainstream American publisher today. I do not wish to offend the sensitivities of any reader.I do not believe in censorship. I want to read literature as written. If there is insensitivity, I use that as a means of reflection, learning and self improvement.At a strictly practical level, I have had readers tell me that they do not care about writing about scenery. I respect that, but Raymond Chandler is a master in depicting scenery. If one doe not care about scenery and metaphor, one may not enjoy this work as I do.In summary, I really like this story. I really like American Crime Noir. I love expert depiction of scenery. I love artful metaphor. In that context, I really like this work. On the other had, there is a lot of "cringe factor" contained within this work. As a parent I would not allow my youthful children to read this without very serious parental guidance. Thank You... ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars Down These Mean Streets *by D***E on Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2020* When you open up any dictionary and you look up the phrase Hardboiled private eye, you'll find it defined right there in black and white as Raymond Chandler's Philip Marlowe. If much of the book seems familiar, it may be that you read it many years ago or that so many of the motifs were borrowed and used by so many other private eye writers over the years. But if you want to know how it's really done, you return to the master Hardboiled craftsman himself.I always picture Philip Marlowe as Humphrey Bogart and no one can ever shake that image from me. However, Bogart only played Marlowe in the film adaptation of the first book in the series, The Big Sleep. For Farewell, My Lovely, you get the film images of Dick Powell and Robert Mitchum.But, you always get the mean streets of Los Angeles no matter how you picture Marlowe. These streets range from the seedy joints lining Central Avenue to the estates in Beverly Hills and Brentwood Heights. The streets lead of course to Chandler's fictional Bay City, loosely based on what was a crooked Santa Monica right down to the gambling boats three legal miles offshore.Marlowe here is always quick with a quip but world-weary. He's seen it all a time or two and nothing necessarily surprises him except maybe getting knocked out when he's playing bodyguard or locked up and drug-addled in a sanitarium.The very beginning of the novel sets the whole attitude as Marlowe nonchalantly accepts a great big ape of a guy, Moose Malloy, no less, throwing a guy bodily out if his way. Moose is a great character, a singleminded maniac returned to the street after eight years in the pen and determined to find his gal, Vera. Gil Brewer later created a whole novel about such a guy in The Angry Dream.All the usual Hardboiled rackets are well-represented here from blackmail to fortune telling to crooked cops to payoffs to rich folks living in a different world. Through it all, Marlowe resolutely starts adding up all these things that just don't add up and couldn't possibly be related. But what makes it such a joy to read is the fantastic prose, the descriptions of people and places that just bring them to life, often with a sardonic humor. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.pe/products/4651016-farewell-my-lovely](https://www.desertcart.pe/products/4651016-farewell-my-lovely) --- *Product available on Desertcart Peru* *Store origin: PE* *Last updated: 2026-04-25*