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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: Third Generation

    First published in 1972 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Un ciego con una pistola

    First published in 2008 3 editions — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Rage in Harlem

    First published in 2011 3 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Cotton Comes to Harlem

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  • Cover of: Blind man with a pistol

    First published in 1969 3 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition blindmanwithpist0000hime
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  • Cover of: Cast the First Stone

    First published in 1952 3 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition castfirststoneno00hime
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  • Cover of: The quality of hurt: the autobiography of Chester Himes.

    First published in 1972 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The collected stories of Chester Himes

    First published in 1990 3 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition collectedstories00hime
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  • Cover of: All shot up.

    First published in 1977 3 editions in 2 languages
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  • Cover of: Lonely crusade

    First published in 1950 3 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Plan B: a novel

    First published in 1985 3 editions in 2 languages — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Big Gold Dream

    First published in 1975 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Cotton Comes to Harlem

    First published in 1985 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Couché dans le pain

    First published in 1987 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Un joli coup de lune

    First published in 1988 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: La Fin d'un primitif

    First published in 1976 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Ne nous énervons pas!

    First published in 1998 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Pinktoes

    First published in 1966 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: L'Aveugle au pistolet

    First published in 1972 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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fiction writer from the U.S. state of Missouri

Born 1909
Died 1984
Subjects
Fiction, African americans, 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, African americans in literature
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