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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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- PublisherPayback Press
- Publication date2000
- ISBN 10 0862419549
- ISBN 13 9780862419547
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages420
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