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035			_a(AEA)3579A0A01B54408D820E9BD7B5AD16BC
035			_a(OCoLC)44860857
050			_aPS 3515.I713 _b.Sa34 2001
100			_aSallis, James, _d-1944 _9107337
245		0	_aChester Himes : _ba life / _cJames Sallis.
260			_aNew York : _bWalker & Co., _c2001
300			_axiv, 368 p., [8] p. of plates : _bill. _c24 cm.
500			_aOriginally published: Great Britain : Payback Press, 2000.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [335]-[337]) and index.
520			_aSallis 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
650			_aAfrican American novelists _9107338
650			_aNovelists, American _969138
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