Run man run himes, chester paperback may 31, 1995 by himes author more books like run man run himes, chester may be found by selecting the categories below. Home posts tagged run man run run man run violence and madness in a lost chester himes noir. Published in 1966 during the heart of the civil rights movement, run man run tells the story of jimmy, an african american worker who witnesses walker, a caucasian. If your book order is heavy or oversized, we may contact you to let you know extra shipping is required. Chester himes seems to have changed his style from a hard but poetic prose to something a bit more procedural and simple. Acknowledged authors himes, chester wrote if he hollers let him go. Mar 31, 2017 author of all shot up, lonely crusade, run, man, run, the collected stories of chester himes, if he hollers let him go, the big gold dream, cotton comes to harlem, the heats on. Himess novels encompassed many genres including the crime novelmystery and political polemics, exploring racism in the. Author of all shot up, lonely crusade, run, man, run, the collected stories of chester himes, if he hollers let him go, the big gold dream, cotton comes to harlem, the heats on. Violence and madness in a lost chester himes noir crimereads. Chester himes grew up in a middleclass home in missouri. The author of cotton comes to harlem offers here his most dramatic and thrilling crime novel. Chester b himes a white undercover cop vents his rage and starts a cycle of violence from which there is no escape.
Has the real cool killers put you off other books in. Search for library items search for lists search for. If you havent read rage in harlem then it might be an ok listen. A white undercover cop vents his rage and starts a cycle of violence fr. His works include if he hollers let him go and the harlem detective series. Shop the latest titles by chester himes at alibris including hardcovers, paperbacks, 1st editions, and audiobooks from thousands of sellers worldwide. Himes warned his readers, the character of this writer is vulnerable, open to attack, easy to be. Margaret busby explores the tangled life and work of chester himes in james sallis biography.
No great flashes of description and the story is not as gritty and visceral. Life in the united states was hard for a man like chester himes, a proud, nonconformist rebel and mulatto whose mother, often mistaken for white, demanded. A thriller in the man on the run from a crazed killer mold, it includes what may be himes best ever writing, especially the first few chapters that describe the initial crime. Click to read more about run man run by chester himes.
I have in my collection of rare pulp fiction a 1969 printing of chester himes run man run. Chester himes audio books, best sellers, author bio. His works include if he hollers let him go and a series of harlem detective novels. Run man run by chester himes book cover, description, publication history. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the real cool killers. Walker, one of new yorks embittered policemen, is vicious when drunk. Jul 27, 2011 the real cool killers ebook written by chester himes. Chester himes books list of books by author chester himes. By chester himes if he hollers let him go serpents tail classics. Secondhand paperback slightly difft cover in ok condition100% guarantee on this and all original books at sounds of the universe. Buy a cheap copy of run man run book by chester himes. His account of the horrific 1930 penitentiary fire that killed over three hundred men appeared in esquire in 1932. Tell us what do you think about run man run himes, chester. Chester himes has 49 books on goodreads with 34969 ratings.
The jacket copy is simultaneously to the point and over the top. If one were to crank out a microsummary of chester himes s work, that would pretty much be it. In fact, run man run may be himes best novel, at least to this point. I was waiting for that dynamic duo to show up but they never did i guess i should read the cover blurb. Chester himes was born in jefferson city, missouri, on july 29, 1909, to joseph sandy himes and estelle bomar himes. A novel himes, chester comprising 224 pages back in 2002. New york city including run man, run, the real cool killers, and blind man with a pistol.
Lush sex and stark violence colored black and served up raw by a great negro writer. Chester bomar himes july 29, 1909 november 12, 1984 was an african american writer. A novel himes, chester textbook was available to sell back to booksrun online for the top buyback price or rent at the marketplace. Run man run is a brilliant noir novel about a christmastime drunken white cop who goes berserk in a night owl luncheonette killing two out of three black porters and relentlessly stalking the third porter through the streets of harlem and manhattan. See all books authored by chester himes, including if he hollers let him go, and cotton comes to harlem, and more on. Chester himes 19091984 full name chester bomar himes american novelist, short story writer, and autobiographer. Chester himes pen name was his prison number 59623. Reviewing himes second novel lonely crusade for the new leader. Abaa run man run by himes, chester search for rare books.
Chester bomar himes july 29, 1909 november 12, 1984 was an american writer. Among his bestknown thrillers are blind man with a pistol, cotton comes to harlem, the crazy kill, a rage in harlem, the real cool killers, and the heats on. Bodies pile up faster than coffin ed and grave digger can run. While run man run is one of chester himes best books, it is also one. Lesley and chester faced adversities as a mixedrace couple but they prevailed. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. Chester himes project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. In 1945, himes novel if he hollers let him go was published. Chester bomar himes was born july 29, 1909, into a middle class, welleducated family in jefferson city, missouri. In general, himes could be called an african american writer whose novels reflect encounters with racism while describing truths his readers were unready to hear. Chester himes author information including a biography, photograph, list of.
I put a sexually frustrated american woman and a racially frustrated black american male together for a weekend in a new york apartment, and allowed them to soak in american bourbon. A classic of africanamerican fiction, chester himes s tale of a young black man who becomes a union organizer during wwii examines major problems in american life. His reputation rests largely on his detective novels, which in their own right rank with the best noir fiction, but chester himes 19091984 was hardly a man to be pigeonholed. Run man run involves murder in new york city, which would presumably mean that author chester himes would have his detective duo of gravedigger jones and coffin ed johnston on the case. Chester himess 1959 crime novel run man run charts a book long chase between white new york city police detective matt walker and black porter jimmy johnson, an eyewitness to walkers murder of two other porters. Textbook and etextbook are published under isbn 1560254459 and 9781560254454. Chester himes, author info, published books, bio, photo. Browse chester himess bestselling audiobooks and newest titles.
Chester bomar himes began his writing career while serving in the ohio state. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Shortly before his death, chester himes gave an interviewer this remarkable plot summary of the end of a primitive. A white undercover cop vents his rage and starts a cycle of.