Chester Himes, in a writing career that spanned 50 years, produced many crime novels as well as two volumes of memoir and over 50 short stories. His first stories were written in jail where Himes served eight years of a 20 year sentence for armed robbery. This biography looks at his life and work.
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Chester Himes, in a writing career that spanned 50 years, produced many crime novels as well as two volumes of memoir and over 50 short stories. His first stories were written in jail where Himes served eight years of a 20 year sentence for armed robbery. This biography looks at his life and work.
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As New in As New jacket. Boldly SIGNED By Author on Title Page A beautiful As New unread first edition of the definitive biography of Chester Himes written by James Sallis, the writer of sych classics as The Long-Legged Fly and Drive. Signed by James Sallis on the title page.
