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Chester Himes
(Chester Bomar Himes)
(1909 - 1984)Chester Bomar Himes was a famous African American writer. His works include If He Hollers Let Him Go and a series of Harlem Detective novels. In 1958 he won France's Grand Prix de Littérature Policière; two of his novels were made into feature films: Cotton Comes to Harlem directed by Ossie Davis in 1970 and A Rage in Harlem starring Gregory Hines and Danny Glover in 1991.
In 1969, fleeing oppression, Himes moved to Moraira, Spain, where he died in 1984 from Parkinson's Disease.
In 1969, fleeing oppression, Himes moved to Moraira, Spain, where he died in 1984 from Parkinson's Disease.
Genres: Mystery
Series
Coffin Ed Johnson and Grave Digger Jones
1. A Rage in Harlem (1957)
aka For Love of Imabelle
2. The Real Cool Killers (1959)
3. The Crazy Kill (1959)
4. The Big Gold Dream (1960)
5. All Shot Up (1960)
6. Cotton Comes to Harlem (1965)
7. The Heat's On (1966)
aka Come Back, Charleston Blue
8. Blind Man with a Pistol (1969)
aka Hot Day Hot Night
1. A Rage in Harlem (1957)
aka For Love of Imabelle
2. The Real Cool Killers (1959)
3. The Crazy Kill (1959)
4. The Big Gold Dream (1960)
5. All Shot Up (1960)
6. Cotton Comes to Harlem (1965)
7. The Heat's On (1966)
aka Come Back, Charleston Blue
8. Blind Man with a Pistol (1969)
aka Hot Day Hot Night
Novels
If He Hollers Let Him Go (1945)
Lonely Crusade (1947)
Yesterday Will Make You Cry (1952)
aka Cast the First Stone
The Third Generation (1954)
The End of a Primitive (1955)
Pinktoes (1961)
Run Man Run (1966)
Black On Black (1973)
A Case of Rape (1980)
Plan B (1993)
Lonely Crusade (1947)
Yesterday Will Make You Cry (1952)
aka Cast the First Stone
The Third Generation (1954)
The End of a Primitive (1955)
Pinktoes (1961)
Run Man Run (1966)
Black On Black (1973)
A Case of Rape (1980)
Plan B (1993)
Collections
The Collected Stories of Chester Himes (1990)
Crime Novels: American Noir of the 1950 (1997) (with others)
Crime Novels: American Noir of the 1950 (1997) (with others)
Non fiction show
Omnibus editions show
Anthologies containing stories by Chester Himes
Black Noir (2009)
Mystery, Crime, and Suspense Stories by African-American Writers
edited by
Otto Penzler
A Century of Noir (2002)
Thirty-Two Classic Crime Stories
edited by
Max Allan Collins and Mickey Spillane
More anthologies
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