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Raymond Chandler

Raymond Thornton Chandler was born in Chicago in 1888, but moved to England with his family when he was twelve, where he attended Dulwich College, alma mater to some of the twentieth century's most renowned writers. Returning to America in 1912, he settled in California, worked in a number of jobs, and later married. It was during the Depression era that he seriously turned his hand to writing, and his first published story appeared in the pulp magazine Black Mask in 1933, followed six years...See more

Personality Profile For Raymond Chandler

The following is a personality profile of Raymond Chandler based on his work.

Raymond Chandler is social, confident and informal.

He is confident, he is hard to embarrass and is self-confident most of the time. He is laid-back as well: he appreciates a relaxed pace in life. But, Raymond Chandler is also empathetic: he feels what others feel and is compassionate towards them.

More than most people, his choices are driven by a desire for organization.

He is also relatively unconcerned with achieving success: he makes decisions with little regard for how they show off his talents. Considers independence to guide a large part of what he does: he likes to set his own goals to decide how to best achieve them.


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