"An unpublished short story from one of the 20th century's greatest authors is appearing for the first time in the Strand magazine this week, offering the suggestion that Raymond Chandler suffered from previously unknown insecurities over his writing talents. Nightmare is an intriguing vignette that portrays Chandler, creator of the gritty fictional private detective Philip Marlowe, on the wrong side of the law, in a cell on death row awaiting execution for murder."
"Gulli has previously uncovered lost, unknown or rarely seen creations from a range of prominent writers including Graham Greene, Truman Capote, HG Wells and Chandler, the Chicago-born, British-American author of classics such as The Big Sleep; Farewell, My Lovely; The Lady in the Lake; and The Long Goodbye. Chandler died in 1959 aged 70. The personal story also features Chandler's wife Cissy, who according to Gulli said she thought Nightmare was very funny."
An unpublished short story titled Nightmare appears in the Strand magazine, portraying Raymond Chandler on death row awaiting execution for murder. The tale was found among a cache of papers belonging to Chandler's secretary and later-life companion Jean Vounder-Davis. A collection of her possessions, including Chandler's typewriter, poems and private letters, was sold at auction in New York in December. The story likely remained unpublished by intention and implies that Chandler harbored insecurities about his literary talents and self-promotion. The piece includes a line about returned manuscripts and features Chandler's wife Cissy, who considered the story very funny, dating it before her December 1954 death.
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