Chester Himes

(July 29th, 1909 – November 12th, 1984)

Chester Bomar Himes was an American novelist who wrote prolifically in many genres.

Chester Himes is a book author.

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Crime Novels: Thrillers from the 1960s Part 2

Chester Himes, Evan Hunter, Margaret Millar, Patricia Highsmith
Contemporary American Crime Noir

As the 1960s began to fade into the 1970s, noir took a fascinating and complex turn. It wasn’t enough to just be about a crime — now it was about being relevant to the current moment.

Crime Novels American Noir of the 1950s

Charles Willeford, Chester Himes, David Goodis, Jim Thompson, Patricia Highsmith
Contemporary American Crime Noir

Here we are moving away from looming dread of war and toward the disillusionment of what was waiting for those that returned from overseas.