Mar 31, 2017 author of all shot up, lonely crusade, run, man, run, the collected stories of chester himes, if he hollers let him go, the big gold dream, cotton comes to harlem, the heats on. While run man run is one of chester himes best books, it is also one. Shop the latest titles by chester himes at alibris including hardcovers, paperbacks, 1st editions, and audiobooks from thousands of sellers worldwide. Chester himes was born in jefferson city, missouri, on july 29, 1909, to joseph sandy himes and estelle bomar himes. If your book order is heavy or oversized, we may contact you to let you know extra shipping is required. A hitandrun victims been hit so hard she got embedded in. Browse chester himess bestselling audiobooks and newest titles. Jul 27, 2011 the real cool killers ebook written by chester himes.
Chester himes 19091984 full name chester bomar himes american novelist, short story writer, and autobiographer. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Acknowledged authors himes, chester wrote if he hollers let him go. He began writing while serving a prison sentence for a jewel theft and published just short of twenty novels before his death in 1984. Among his bestknown thrillers are blind man with a pistol, cotton comes to harlem, the crazy kill, a rage in harlem, the real cool killers, and the heats on. The most fascinating part of the novel is himes chilling depiction of the sociopathic detective matt walker, whose drunken rage and murders of two black men drive the story. The following entry provides criticism on himes s works from 1983 through 2001. Textbook and etextbook are published under isbn 1560254459 and 9781560254454.
A novel himes, chester comprising 224 pages back in 2002. Run man run is a brilliant noir novel about a christmastime drunken white cop who goes berserk in a night owl luncheonette killing two out of three black porters and relentlessly stalking the third porter through the streets of harlem and manhattan. Lush sex and stark violence colored black and served up raw by a great negro writer. A white undercover cop vents his rage and starts a cycle of. Buy a cheap copy of run man run book by chester himes. Chester himess 1959 crime novel run man run charts a book long chase between white new york city police detective matt walker and black porter jimmy johnson, an eyewitness to walkers murder of two other porters. In 1945, himes novel if he hollers let him go was published. Himes warned his readers, the character of this writer is vulnerable, open to attack, easy to be.
Walker, one of new yorks embittered policemen, is vicious when drunk. I was waiting for that dynamic duo to show up but they never did i guess i should read the cover blurb. Run man run himes, chester paperback may 31, 1995 by himes author more books like run man run himes, chester may be found by selecting the categories below. His works include if he hollers let him go and the harlem detective series. In fact, run man run may be himes best novel, at least to this point. In general, himes could be called an african american writer whose novels reflect encounters with racism while describing truths his readers were unready to hear. Chester himes, author info, published books, bio, photo, video, and. New york city including run man, run, the real cool killers, and blind man with a pistol. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the real cool killers. No great flashes of description and the story is not as gritty and visceral.
I put a sexually frustrated american woman and a racially frustrated black american male together for a weekend in a new york apartment, and allowed them to soak in american bourbon. Chester bomar himes was born july 29, 1909, into a middle class, welleducated family in jefferson city, missouri. Has the real cool killers put you off other books in. In a 1942 essay for opportunity, the journal of the urban league, the novelist chester b. By chester himes if he hollers let him go serpents tail classics. Lesley and chester faced adversities as a mixedrace couple but they prevailed. Chester himes books list of books by author chester himes. Click for more detail about run man run himes, chester by chester himes. Run man run involves murder in new york city, which would presumably mean that author chester himes would have his detective duo of gravedigger jones and coffin ed johnston on the case.
His account of the horrific 1930 penitentiary fire that killed over three hundred men appeared in esquire in 1932. Run man run by chester himes book cover, description, publication history. Chester bomar himes july 29, 1909 november 12, 1984 was an american writer. Shortly before his death, chester himes gave an interviewer this remarkable plot summary of the end of a primitive. His works include if he hollers let him go and a series of harlem detective novels. Secondhand paperback slightly difft cover in ok condition100% guarantee on this and all original books at sounds of the universe. Himess novels encompassed many genres including the crime novelmystery and political polemics, exploring racism in the. Chester himes pen name was his prison number 59623. Chester bomar himes began his writing career while serving in the ohio state. Search for library items search for lists search for. Chester himes, author info, published books, bio, photo. A thriller in the man on the run from a crazed killer mold, it includes what may be himes best ever writing, especially the first few chapters that describe the initial crime.
The author of cotton comes to harlem offers here his most dramatic and thrilling crime novel. Bodies pile up faster than coffin ed and grave digger can run. Home posts tagged run man run run man run violence and madness in a lost chester himes noir. Chester himes seems to have changed his style from a hard but poetic prose to something a bit more procedural and simple. Chester bomar himes july 29, 1909 november 12, 1984 was an african american writer. See all books authored by chester himes, including if he hollers let him go, and cotton comes to harlem, and more on. Margaret busby explores the tangled life and work of chester himes in james sallis biography. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. His reputation rests largely on his detective novels, which in their own right rank with the best noir fiction, but chester himes 19091984 was hardly a man to be pigeonholed. Chester b himes a white undercover cop vents his rage and starts a cycle of violence from which there is no escape. Chester himes project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Tell us what do you think about run man run himes, chester.
The jacket copy is simultaneously to the point and over the top. A white undercover cop vents his rage and starts a cycle of violence fr. Life in the united states was hard for a man like chester himes, a proud, nonconformist rebel and mulatto whose mother, often mistaken for white, demanded. Chester himes author information including a biography, photograph, list of. If one were to crank out a microsummary of chester himes s work, that would pretty much be it. Violence and madness in a lost chester himes noir crimereads.
I have in my collection of rare pulp fiction a 1969 printing of chester himes run man run. A classic of africanamerican fiction, chester himes s tale of a young black man who becomes a union organizer during wwii examines major problems in american life. Chester himes audio books, best sellers, author bio. Abaa run man run by himes, chester search for rare books. Author of all shot up, lonely crusade, run, man, run, the collected stories of chester himes, if he hollers let him go, the big gold dream, cotton comes to harlem, the heats on.
Chester himes has 49 books on goodreads with 34969 ratings. A novel himes, chester textbook was available to sell back to booksrun online for the top buyback price or rent at the marketplace. Published in 1966 during the heart of the civil rights movement, run man run tells the story of jimmy, an african american worker who witnesses walker, a caucasian. Click to read more about run man run by chester himes. If you havent read rage in harlem then it might be an ok listen.
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