Books by Chester Himes

Chester Himes
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	A Rage in Harlem (Harlem Cycle, #1) by Chester Himes 3.89 avg rating — 7,620 ratings — published 1957 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	If He Hollers Let Him Go by Chester Himes, Hilton Als (Foreword by) 3.96 avg rating — 2,600 ratings — published 1945 — 58 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Real Cool Killers (Harlem Cycle, #2) by Chester Himes 3.86 avg rating — 2,628 ratings — published 1958 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cotton Comes to Harlem (Harlem Cycle, #7) by Chester Himes 3.81 avg rating — 2,529 ratings — published 1964 — 55 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Blind Man with a Pistol (Harlem Cycle, #8) by Chester Himes 3.58 avg rating — 1,047 ratings — published 1969 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Crazy Kill (Harlem Cycle, #3) by Chester Himes 3.83 avg rating — 811 ratings — published 1959 — 53 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Heat's On (Harlem Cycle, #6) by Chester Himes 3.88 avg rating — 792 ratings — published 1961 — 65 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	All Shot Up (Harlem Cycle, #5) by Chester Himes 3.85 avg rating — 792 ratings — published 1960 — 56 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Big Gold Dream (Harlem Cycle, #4) by Chester Himes 3.69 avg rating — 486 ratings — published 1959 — 51 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Yesterday Will Make You Cry by Chester Himes, Melvin Van Peebles (Contributor) 3.84 avg rating — 332 ratings — published 1952 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Run Man Run by Chester Himes 3.79 avg rating — 317 ratings — published 1960 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Collected Stories of Chester Himes by Chester Himes 4.25 avg rating — 192 ratings — published 1991 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Plan B (Harlem Cycle, #9) by Chester Himes, Michel Fabre, Robert E. Skinner 3.84 avg rating — 185 ratings — published 1983 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lonely Crusade by Chester Himes 4.05 avg rating — 154 ratings — published 1947 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Harlem Cycle: A Rage in Harlem; The Real Cool Killers; The Crazy Kill (Harlem Cycle, #1-3) by Chester Himes, Melvin Van Peebles (Introduction) 4.23 avg rating — 126 ratings — published 1996 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The End of a Primitive by Chester Himes 3.60 avg rating — 134 ratings — published 1956 — 36 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pinktoes by Chester Himes, Edward Margolies (Afterword) 3.71 avg rating — 117 ratings — published 1961 — 52 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Quality of Hurt: The Early Years, the Autobiography of Chester Himes by Chester Himes 4.12 avg rating — 73 ratings — published 1997 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Case of Rape by Chester Himes, James Sallis (Introduction) 3.51 avg rating — 76 ratings — published 1963 — 23 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Third Generation by Chester Himes 3.73 avg rating — 60 ratings — published 1954 — 34 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	My Life of Absurdity: The Autobiography of Chester Himes by Chester Himes 4.09 avg rating — 44 ratings — published 1990 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Essential Harlem Detectives: A Rage in Harlem, The Real Cool Killers, The Crazy Kill, Cotton Comes To Harlem by Chester Himes 3.93 avg rating — 43 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Harlem Cycle Vol. 2: The Big Gold Dream; All Shot Up; The Heat's On (Harlem Cycle, #4-6) by Chester Himes 4.41 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 1998 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Harlem Cycle Vol 3: Cotton Comes to Harlem; Blind Man with a Pistol; Plan B (Harlem Cycle, #7-9) by Chester Himes, Lesley Himes (Introduction) 3.97 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 1997 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cast the First Stone by Chester Himes 3.35 avg rating — 43 ratings — published 1952 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	All God's Chillun Got Pride by Chester Himes 3.71 avg rating — 17 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Black on black: Baby Sister and selected writings by Chester Himes 3.80 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 1973 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dear Chester, Dear John: Letters Between Chester Himes and John A. Williams (African American Life) by Chester Himes, Lori Williams (Editor) 4.75 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2008 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Le fantôme de Rufus Jones et autres nouvelles by Chester Himes 3.50 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2004 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cercueil et Fossoyeur: Le cycle de Harlem by Chester Himes 4.17 avg rating — 6 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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