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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: Couche dans le Pain

    First published in 1987 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Dear Chester, Dear John: letters between Chester Himes and John A. Williams

    First published in 2008 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: The end of a primitive

    First published in 1997 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Imbroglio Negro

    First published in 1987 1 edition
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  • Cover of: La\Fin d'un Primatif

    First published in 1976 1 edition
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  • Cover of: La Reine des Pommes

    First published in 1987 1 edition
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  • Cover of: La\Troisieme Generation

    First published in 1986 1 edition
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  • Cover of: L'\Aveugle au Pistolet

    First published in 1976 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Ne Nous Enervons Pas!

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  • Cover of: Pleut De Coups Durs II

    First published in 1988 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Rage in Harlem (Canongate Crime Classics)

    First published in 2000 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The real cool killers

    First published in 1969 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: S'il Braille/ Lache­Le

    First published in 1984 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Todos Muertos/All Shot Up

    First published in 1986 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Tout pour Plaire

    First published in 1987 1 edition
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  • Cover of: joli coup de lune: roman

    First published in 1988 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Yesterday will make you cry

    First published in 1998 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Blind man with a pistol

    First published in 1969 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: A case of rape

    First published in 1984 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Cast the first stone.

    First published in 1990 1 edition in 1 language
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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