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Originally Posted by Todd Young

Raymond Chandler's reputation was virtually made by his editor, Gordon Lish, who extensively reworked his stories:

http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2.../071224fa_fact

Interesting article, but it seems that his reputation was made, despite Lish's intervention. We'll never know if Raymond Carver's (not Chandler - that would be something) original literary vision would have received more of less approval, but his later work, with minimal intervention from Lish, was generally very well received.