Himes, Chester
If He Hollers, Let Him Go
- ISBN 13:
- 9780241692424
- author:
- Himes, Chester
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Penguin Classics
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2024
- Pages:
- 256
- Dimensions:
- 19.8 x 12.9 x 1.5 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Fiction & Literature, Crime, Fiction & Literature,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
If He Hollers, Let Him Go by Chester B. Himes is a powerful novel that explores the devastating effects of racism in 1940s America. Against the backdrop of a shipyard, where he works as a supervisor, Robert 'Bob' Jones struggles to cope with the daily injustices and cruelties he faces from his white colleagues. As Bob's world becomes increasingly unbearable, he is plagued by violent urges that threaten to consume him. This masterful novel is a searing indictment of the poisonous effects of racism, one that remains as shattering and trenchant today as it was on first publication in 1945.