137 years ago today, July 23, 1888 (June 15, 1888 in the lunar calendar), the famous American detective novelist Raymond Chandler was born. Raymond Chandler (1888.7.23~1959.3.26) is one of the greatest names in the history of world fiction. He is the novelist most admired by literary masters such as Eliot, Camus, Qian Zhongshu, and Murakami. It is known as the "master worshipped by literary masters." He is the only master of detective novels in the world who has been written into the annals of classic literature. His work was included in American Library I. He wrote seven novels and about 20 short stories. Chandler is known as the soul of tough guy detective novels and represents the highest level of tough guy writing philosophy. He was voted first by the American Society of Reasoners (MWA) as the best writer in the 150-year history of detective fiction writing. Marlowe was voted the most attractive man. In the 1940s Hollywood male actors were able to play Philip? Marlowe is proud, among whom Humphrey? Bogart played Marlowe the most successful. Chandler is the greatest screenwriter in film history, creating exciting "film noir" for Hollywood. Is he with Billy? Wilder collaborated on "Double Compensation" and is called the textbook of film noir. From 1942 to 1947, four of his novels were shown on the screen six times, and even Nobel Prize winner William? Faulkner could only serve as his assistant. The big-name directors who have worked with him include Hitchcock and Billy? Wilder, Robert? Aitman et al. It seems that no writer has ever enjoyed such love from Hollywood. "Raymond? Chandler is my object of admiration. I have read "The Long Farewell" a dozen times."-- Haruki Murakami (In 2006, Haruki Murakami personally translated "The Long Farewell" into Japanese and published it, setting off a Chandler reading craze in Japan)