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The definitive biography of the groundbreaking African-American creator who had an extraordinary legacy on black writers globally. Within this biography of Chester B. Himes (1909-1984), Lawrence P. Jackson depicts the improbable life of the controversial writer whose novels confront sexuality, racism, and social injustice. In absorbing information, Jackson explores Chester Himes's middle-class origins, eight years in jail, unpleasant odyssey as a black World Battle II-era designer, and get away to European countries, where Himes became internationally well-known for his Harlem detective series. Praised by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. as "one of the towering statistics of the black literary tradition", Himes, writer of the best sellers If He Hollers, Let Him Go and Natural cotton Involves Harlem, posted 20 literary works over a long career, enhanced by friendships with Ralph Ellison, Richard Wright, and Carl Van Vechtern. Chester B. Himes relies on exclusive interviews and unrestricted access to Himes's full archives. Jackson restores the legacy of a fascinating maverick decided to etch troubling portraits of American metropolitan life that remain vivid and fashionable.
