TY  - BOOK
AU  - Sallis, James,
TI  - Chester Himes: a life 
SN  - 802713629
AV  - PS 3515.I713 .Sa34 2001
PY  - 2001///
CY  - New York
PB  - Walker & Co.
KW  - African American novelists
KW  - Novelists, American
N1  - Originally published: Great Britain : Payback Press, 2000; Includes bibliographical references (p. [335]-[337]) and index
N2  - 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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