himes, Chester
The Essential Harlem Detectives (Everyman's Library CLASSICS)
- ISBN 13:
- 9781841594170
- author:
- himes, Chester
- format:
- Hardback
- publisher:
- Everyman's Library
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2024
- Pages:
- 712
- Dimensions:
- 21 x 13.5 x 3.7 centimetres (0.7
- Genre:
- Fiction & Literature, Crime, Fiction & Literature,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
The Essential Harlem Detectives by Chester Himes is a collection of four novels that form the core of his acclaimed series. Himes's gritty, hard-boiled detectives, Coffin Ed Johnson and Gravedigger Jones, navigate a brutal world of crime and corruption in 1940s Harlem.
With deft plotting and scintillating dialogue, Himes's vision of Harlem's criminal underworld is both a riotous entertainment and a penetrating enquiry into the fraught tensions of race in postwar America. This collection offers a unique glimpse into the lives of two of the most iconic detectives in crime fiction.
Featuring Himes's characteristic blend of style and substance, The Essential Harlem Detectives is a worthwhile read for fans of crime fiction and anyone interested in the literary history of the genre.
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