The Several Lives of Chester Himes
The Several Lives of Chester Himesby Edward Margolies and Michel FabreThe writings of Chester Himes are colored by a fascinating blend of hatred and tenderness, of hard-boiled realism and generous idealism. His life was complex, his relationships complicated.How did this gifted son of a respectable southern black family become a juvenile delinquent? How did he acquire self-esteem and a new sense of identity by writing short stories while in the Ohio state penitentiary?Drawn from his letters, notebooks, memoirs, and fiction, this straightforward account of Himes's varied, episodic life attempts to trace the origins of his significant literary…
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Weitere Autoren: Fabre, Michel
- ISBN: 978-1-934110-96-6
- EAN: 9781934110966
- Produktnummer: 3947077
- Verlag: University Press Of Mississippi
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 1997
- Seitenangabe: 228 S.
- Masse: H22.9 cm x B15.2 cm x D1.3 cm 357 g
- Abbildungen: Paperback
- Gewicht: 357
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