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Best known for his hardboiled ‘Harlem Detective’ series, Chester Himes was also a superb literary writer, beginning his creative life by writing short stories in the 1930s while serving jail time for armed robbery. Selected here are some of his best stories – from a satirical tale about a student bet that purportedly disproves the existence of racism in Los Angeles to a chilling drama in which a snake invades a family home.
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Best known for his hardboiled Harlem Detective series, Chester Himes was also a superb literary writer, beginning his creative life by writing short stories in the 1930s while serving jail time for armed robbery. Selected here are some of his best stories – from a satirical tale about a student bet that purportedly disproves the existence of racism in Los Angeles to a chilling drama in which a snake invades a family home.
| Weight | 0.1 kg |
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| Dimensions | 18 × 11 × 0.9 cm |
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| Cover | Paperback |
| Pages | 160 |
| Language | English |
| Edition | Short stories |
| Dewey | 813.54 (edition:23) |
| Readership | General – Trade / Code: K |
