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Newly discovered Raymond Chandler short story published more than 60 years after his death

Mystery novelist and screenwriter Raymond Chandler appears in 1946. (AP Photo, File)
AP Photo, File
Mystery novelist and screenwriter Raymond Chandler appears in 1946. (AP Photo, File)

Decades after the great noir writer Raymond Chandler’s death, a new, previously undiscovered short story has just been published in The Strand literary magazine.

Here & Now‘s Scott Tong speaks to The Strand’s managing editor, Andrew Gulli, about discovering and publishing the story, called “Nightmare.”

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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