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There are already two serviceable biographies of American novelist Chester B. Himes (1909–84): Edward Margolies and Michel Fabre's The Several Lives of Chester Himes, and James Sallis's Chester Himes: A Life. This new volume by Jackson (Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of English and History, Johns Hopkins Univ.; My Father's Name), however, is likely to be the definitive take. Himes is best known for his detective series set in Harlem, NY, including Cotton Comes to Harl...Log In or Sign Up to Read More