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Chester Himes

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fiction writer from the U.S. state of Missouri

Born 1909
Died 1984

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  • Cover of: If he hollers let him go.

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    First published in 1959 — 7 editions
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  • Cover of: The heat's on

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  • Cover of: The real cool killers

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  • Cover of: The big gold dream

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  • Cover of: My Life of Absurdity: The Autobiography of Chester Himes

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  • Cover of: The third generation: a novel

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  • Cover of: Plan B: A Novel

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  • Cover of: All Shot Up

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  • Cover of: A case of rape

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  • Cover of: Run man run

    First published in 1966 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: La Reine Des Pommes

    First published in 1987 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Un ciego con una pistola

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fiction writer from the U.S. state of Missouri

Born 1909
Died 1984

Subjects

African americans, fiction, Fiction, New york (n.y.), fiction, Fiction, mystery & detective, general, Johnson, coffin ed (fictitious character), fiction, Jones, grave digger (fictitious character), fiction, African Americans, African American police, Police, Coffin Ed Johnson (Fictitious character), Fiction, general, Grave Digger Jones (Fictitious character), Race relations, African American men, African American novelists, American Novelists, American fiction, Fiction in English, Himes, chester b., 1909-1984, Biography, Fiction, mystery & detective, hard-boiled, Interracial dating, African American women, African Americans in literature, American Detective and mystery stories

Places

Harlem (New York, N.Y.), New York, New York (State), Europe, Harlem, Los Angeles (Calif.), New York (N.Y.), Southern California, United States

People

Chester B. Himes (1909-), Chester B. Himes (1909-1984), John Alfred Williams (1925-)

Time

20th century, Siglo XX

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Alternative names

  • Chester B., Himes
  • Chester Bomar Himes
  • Chester B. Himes
  • chester himes
  • Chester B Himes
  • HIMES CHESTER

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February 11, 2024 Edited by Tom Morris Remove bad AKAs
February 11, 2024 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors
September 17, 2023 Edited by bitnapper merge authors
March 10, 2023 Edited by indy133 Edited without comment.
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import