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Chester Bomar Himes (July 29, 1909 – November 12, 1984) was an American writer. His works, some of which have been filmed, include If He Hollers Let Him Go , published in 1945, and the Harlem Detective series of novels for which he is best known, set in the 1950s and early 1960s and featuring two black policemen called Grave Digger Jones and ...
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Jul 26, 2017 · Lawrence P. Jackson's meticulous big new biography of Himes, called simply Chester B. Himes, makes a convincing case for a writer who's always been something of a tough sell.
Jul 25, 2024 · Chester Himes (born July 29, 1909, Jefferson City, Mo., U.S.—died Nov. 12, 1984, Moraira, Spain) was an African-American writer whose novels reflect his encounters with racism. As an expatriate in Paris, he published a series of Black detective novels.
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Aug 24, 2017 · Lawrence P. Jackson’s biography, “Chester B. Himes,” traces the seminal crime novelist’s path from prison to international success.
Feb 2, 2024 · Chester Himes’s life was a tangible journey through the existential African American psyche. Carl Van Vechten/Van Vechten Trust, via Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale...
Jul 29, 2009 · Himes, who would have turned 100 Wednesday, fairly personified the grit and grandeur of the hard-boiled life. As a teen in Cleveland, he lost his virginity to what he described as "an old fat...
Chester Himes' biography. His first novel, If He Hollers, Let Him Go (1945), details the fear, anger, and humiliation of a black employee of a racist defense plant during World War II. Cast the First Stone (1952) portrays prison life, and The Third Generation (1954) examines family life.
