Chester Himes was on par with Ellison, Hemingway and Fitzgerald, S.A. Cosby writes. Chester Himes’s life was a tangible journey through the existential African American psyche.Credit...Carl Van ...

Most readers these days who know Chester Himes know him for his detective fiction, novels like The Real Cool Killers and Cotton Comes to Harlem, which were written late in his career during the 1950s ...

Fresh Air Weekend highlights some of the best interviews and reviews from past weeks, and new program elements specially paced for weekends. Our weekend show emphasizes interviews with writers, ...

Novelist Chester B. Himes’ 1945 masterpiece If He Hollers Let Him Go is as much a protest novel as it is a Los Angeles noir. Over the span of four days, protagonist Bob Jones, a Black man navigating a ...

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IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Chester Himes’ literary legacy has ...

Williams discusses The Daily Show and her new film, The Incredible Jessica James. Maureen Corrigan reviews a biography of writer Himes. New York... Fresh Air Weekend: Comic Jessica Williams; 'Chester ...