The Several Lives of Chester Himes |
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Author:
| Margolies, Edward Fabre, Michel |
ISBN: | 978-0-87805-908-9 |
Publication Date: | May 1997 |
Publisher: | University Press of Mississippi
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | AUD $71.00 |
Book Description:
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A fascinating blend of hatred and tenderness, of hard-boiled realism and generous idealism colours the writings of Chester Himes. This book explores his childhood, his adolescence, his young manhood in prison, his years as a laborer, his struggles as an author, and finally his glory days as an expatriate and celebrity in France and Spain.
A fascinating blend of hatred and tenderness, of hard-boiled realism and generous idealism colours the writings of Chester Himes. This book explores his childhood, his adolescence, his young manhood in prison, his years as a laborer, his struggles as an author, and finally his glory days as an expatriate and celebrity in France and Spain.