First published 2017
Raymond Chandler's "Goldfish" plunges readers into the strange, seedy world of a solitary goldfish trapped in a dingy Los Angeles apartment. As the fish navigates his tiny, distorted realm, he stumbles upon a grisly murder and gets entangled in a web of corruption, violence, and depraved human behavior. Chandler's biting satire and darkly comedic style transform the fish's mundane existence into a surreal, Kafkaesque journey, offering a scathing commentary on the moral decay of post-war America. At its core, "Goldfish" is a poignant exploration of loneliness, the search for meaning, and the fragility of the human condition.
Genres: fiction, literary-fiction, 20th-century, mystery, crime, dark
Vibes: dark, emotional, thought-provoking
Tropes: fish-out-of-water, surreal
Setting: Los Angeles
Period: Post-War
79 pages · Paperback · Independently published
Content warnings: violence