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Chester Himes

Chester Himes
Himes in 1946, photo by Carl Van Vechten
Himes in 1946, photo by Carl Van Vechten
BornChester Bomar Himes
(1909-07-29)July 29, 1909
Jefferson City, Missouri, US
DiedNovember 12, 1984(1984-11-12) (aged 75)
Moraira, Spain
OccupationNovelist
Period1934–1980
GenreHardboiled crime fiction, detective fiction
Notable worksHarlem Detective series of novels
Notable awardsGrand Prix de Littérature Policière
SpouseJean Lucinda Johnson (m. 1937–div. 1978)
Lesley Packard (m. 1978)

Chester Bomar Himes (July 29, 1909 – November 12, 1984) was an American writer. His works, some of which have been filmed, include If He Hollers Let Him Go, published in 1945, and the Harlem Detective series of novels for which he is best known, set in the 1950s and early 1960s and featuring two black policemen called Grave Digger Jones and Coffin Ed Johnson.[1] In 1958, Himes won France's Grand Prix de Littérature Policière.

  1. ^ Als, Hilton (May 28, 2001). "In Black and White: Chester Himes takes a walk on the noir side". The New Yorker.

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