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Chester himes harlem detective series. Chester himes was voted the 25 favorite author of the 20th century. Himes would be the first black author included in the series. The harlem he created as the series setting was not based on specific realities with which the reader might readily identify in relation to the historically famous manhattan neighborhood. In 1953 himes emigrated to france where he was approached by marcel duhamel of gallimard to write a detective series for série noire which had published works from the likes of raymond chandler dashiell hammett and jim thompson.
The harlem detective series of novels by chester himes comprises nine hardboiled novels set in the 1950s and early 1960s. Cotton comes to harlem. Book 1 of 9. A rage in harlem.
The real cool killers. In 1958 he won france s grand prix de littérature policière. Chester bomar himes july 29 1909 november 12 1984 was a black american writer. Coffin ed johnson and grave digger jones get personally involved in a gang dispute in the real cool killers one of the most provocative cases in chester himes s groundbreaking harlem detectives series.
Chester himes grew up in a middle class home in missouri. German edition go to book. Latest book in the series. Blind man with a pistol.
1 a rage in harlem by chester himes december 17 1989 13 28. The big gold dream. Many people had reasons for killing ulysses galen a big greek with too much money and too great a liking for young black girls. Originally written for gallimard s série noire in france.
Detective series that author chester himes termed his harlem domestic novels fabre 1995 16. Many people had reasons for killing ulysses galen a big greek with too much money and too great a liking for young black girls. Paperback in stock more buying choices paperback 6 new from 9 99. Chester bomar himes july 29 1909 november 12 1984 was an american writer.
His works include if he hollers let him go and the harlem detective series. He achieved fame abroad with his harlem detective series which are remarkable for their macabre comic sense and wicked and nasty wit. Featuring coffin ed johnson and grave digger jones and set in new york s 1950s and 1960s harlem. For love of imabelle a k a.
The same could be said of chester himes the intellectual and gangster who left the united states for europe in the 1950s.
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