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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: Un ciego con una pistola
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    First published in 2008 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: All shot up.

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

    First published in 1950 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Rage in Harlem

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

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  • Cover of: Dare-Dare

    First published in 1979 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: The Harlem Cycle: A Rage in Harlem; The Real Cool Killers; The Crazy Kill
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    Cover of edition harlemcyclevol30000hime First published in 1997 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: La Reine Des Pommes
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    First published in 1987 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Primitive

    First published in 1971 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Third Generation

    First published in 1972 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: The collected stories of Chester Himes
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    Cover of edition isbn_9781560252689 First published in 1990 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Blind man with a pistol
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    Cover of edition blindmanwithpist0000hime First published in 1969 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: L'Aveugle au pistolet
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    First published in 1972 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Run Man Run

    First published in 1966 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: La croisade de Lee Gordon: roman = Lonely crusade

    First published in 1952 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: The primitive.
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    First published in 1955 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: autobiography of Chester Himes.

    First published in 1972 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Black on Black: Baby sister and selected writings
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    First published in 1973 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: A Rage in Harlem: A Grave Digger & Coffin Ed Novel

    First published in 1991 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Real Cool Killers

    First published in 2011 — 2 editions
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Photo of Chester Himes

fiction writer from the U.S. state of Missouri

Born 1909
Died 1984

Subjects

African americans, fiction, 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, American Detective and mystery stories

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