Chester Himes
Writer
July 29, 1909 – November 12, 1984
Credits:
Books:
A Rage in Harlem / aka
For Love of Imabelle (1957); A Century of Noir (2002); A Case of Rape (1980);
All God's Chillun Got Pride (2025); All Shot Up (1960); Black Noir (2009);
Black On Black (1973); Blind Man with a Pistol / aka Hot Day Hot Night (1969);
City Sleuths and Tough Guys (1988); Cotton Comes to Harlem (1965); Crime
Novels: American Noir of the 1950 (1997); Crime Novels: Four Classic Thrillers
1964-1969 (2023); Hard-boiled (1995); If He Hollers Let Him Go (1945); Lonely
Crusade (1947); Murderous Schemes (1996); My Life of Absurdity (1976); Pinktoes
(1961); Plan B (1993); Run Man Run (1966); The Big Gold Dream (1960); The
Collected Stories of Chester Himes (1990); The Crazy Kill (1959); The End of a
Primitive (1955); The Heat's On / aka Come Back, Charleston Blue (1966); The
Quality of Hurt (1972); The Real Cool Killers (1959); The Third Generation
(1954); Yesterday Will Make You Cry / aka Cast the First Stone (1952).
Movies and television:
A Rage in Harlem (1991);
Camera Three (1972); Chester Himes, Reflections (1972); Come Back Charleston
Blue (1972); Cosmic Slop (1994); Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970); Dossier
Souvenirs (1970); If He Hollers, Let Him Go! (1968); Three and a Half Thoughts
(2006); Un sang d'encre (1998).
