Chester Himes : a life / James Sallis.
Material type: TextPublication details: New York : Walker & Co., 2001Description: xiv, 368 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. 24 cmISBN:- 802713629
- PS 3515.I713 .Sa34 2001
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American Learning Resource | Aklatang Emilio Aguinaldo-Information Resource Center | PS 3515.I713 .Sa34 2001 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 9ALRC201100217 |
Originally published: Great Britain : Payback Press, 2000.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [335]-[337]) and index.
Sallis offers a deeply affecting biography of a great American writer and provides what may be the deepest reading yet of Himes's fiction and of its connection to his life. "Sallis brings exceptional depth and empathy to his portrait of Himes and his 'writing demon, ' producing a biography that will stand the test of time".--Ian Rankin Sallis offers a deeply affecting biography of a great American writer and provides what may be the deepest reading yet of Himes's fiction and of its connection to his life. "Sallis brings exceptional depth and empathy to his portrait of Himes and his 'writing demon, ' producing a biography that will stand the test of time".--Ian Rankin Hide
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