Chester Himes
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Chester Himes was an American novelist best known for his hardboiled crime fiction and Harlem detective series that explored race and urban life in mid-20th-century America.
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
human
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novelist ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Grand Prix de Littérature Policière NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdCharacter |
Coffin Ed Johnson
NERFINISHED
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Grave Digger Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Ohio State University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African American
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| familyName | Himes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
African-American literature
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crime fiction ⓘ detective fiction ⓘ hardboiled fiction ⓘ |
| givenName | Chester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAutobiographicalWork |
My Life of Absurdity
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The Quality of Hurt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
African-American urban life
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crime ⓘ race relations in the United States ⓘ |
| movement |
Harlem Renaissance-influenced literature
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hardboiled school ⓘ |
| name | Chester Himes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAdaptationOfWork |
A Rage in Harlem (1991 film)
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Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSeries | Harlem Detective series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Rage in Harlem
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All Shot Up NERFINISHED ⓘ Blind Man with a Pistol NERFINISHED ⓘ Cast the First Stone NERFINISHED ⓘ Cotton Comes to Harlem NERFINISHED ⓘ For Love of Imabelle NERFINISHED ⓘ If He Hollers Let Him Go NERFINISHED ⓘ Lonely Crusade NERFINISHED ⓘ My Life of Absurdity NERFINISHED ⓘ Plan B NERFINISHED ⓘ The Big Gold Dream NERFINISHED ⓘ The Crazy Kill NERFINISHED ⓘ The Heat's On NERFINISHED ⓘ The Quality of Hurt NERFINISHED ⓘ The Real Cool Killers NERFINISHED ⓘ The Third Generation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
novelist
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screenwriter ⓘ short story writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Jefferson City, Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Moraira, Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Paris
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surface form:
Paris, France
Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation | Harlem, New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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