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Chester Himes

About the Author

Chester Himes was the author of numerous novels, short stories, essays, and two films. Himes, who began writing while serving a prison term for jewel theft in the early 1940s, is best known for his angry social criticism in books like If He Hollers Let Him Go and Lonely Crusade and for his memorable Harlem detective novels.

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If He Hollers Let Him Go
If He Hollers Let Him Go

If He Hollers Let Him Go

by Chester Himes, Foreword by Hilton Als

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The Collected Stories of Chester Himes
The Collected Stories of Chester Himes

The Collected Stories of Chester Himes

by Chester Himes

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Lonely Crusade
Lonely Crusade

Lonely Crusade

by Chester Himes

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