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Graphic novel · Adult

Chester B. Himes: A Biography

a biography

by Lawrence P. Jackson

606 pages · 2017

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Explores Himes' middle-class origins, imprisonment, creative experiences during World War II, and eventual escape to Europe, where he became famous for his Harlem detective series and its themes of sexuality, racism, and social injustice

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