Witness History
Witness History
The life and work of Chester Himes
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December 7, 2020
10 minutes
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The African-American crime writer Chester Himes first found widespread success in France. Although his early works had been published in the USA it was only after he moved to Europe and started writing crime fiction that he began to sell large numbers of books. Vincent Dowd has been speaking to writer Alex Wheatle, and Himes' biographer, Pim Higginson, about his life and works.
Photo: Chester Himes. (Copyright: Afro American Newspapers/Gado/Getty Images)