Chester Himes

Quick Facts

Full Name	Chester Himes
Occupation	Novelist
Date Of Birth	Jul 29, 1909(1909-07-29)
Age	115
Date Of Death	1984-11-12
Birthplace	Jefferson City
Country	United States
Birth City	Missouri
Horoscope	Cancer

Chester Himes Biography

Chester Himes is one of the most popular and richest Novelist who was born on July 29, 1909 in Jefferson City, Missouri, United States. A American writer best known as the author of His Harlem Detective series, he also wrote the cult 1945 novel If He Hollers, Let him Go. He was awarded the Grand Prix de Litterature Policiere.

He was a close friend with He was a friend of Malcolm X..

He got married to Jean Johnson in 1936.

Chester Himes Net Worth

Chester Himes is one of the richest Novelist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Chester Himes 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was sentenced up to 25 years for an armed robbery. the sentence was seven years. the sentence.

He was a Frenchman who moved to France in the 1950s.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Chester Himes Dating?

According to our records, Chester Himes married to Lesley Himes , Jean Lucinda Johnson. As of December 1, 2023, Chester Himes’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Chester Ranked on the list of most popular Novelist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Chester Himes celebrates birthday on July 29 of every year.

Where do I start with Chester Himes?

Cast the First Stone (1952) is based on Himes’s experiences in prison. It was Himes’s first novel but was not published until about ten years after it was written. One reason may have been Himes’ unusually candid treatment – for that time – of a homosexual relationship.

Was Chester Himes black?

Chester Himes, in full Chester Bomar Himes, (born July 29, 1909, Jefferson City, Mo., U.S.—died Nov. 12, 1984, Moraira, Spain), African-American writer whose novels reflect his encounters with racism. As an expatriate in Paris, he published a series of black detective novels.

Why did Chester Himes move to Paris?

In general, he was well-thought of overseas so during the mid-1950s Chester Himes moved to Europe for good , first Paris where his serious literary novels left him quite poor.

What is the title of Chester Himes most successful novel and what is the

story line?

Starting with For Love of Imabelle in 1957 and ending with Blind Man With a Pistol in 1969, the eight-novel Harlem Cycle became not only Himes’ most enduring work, but also some of the most powerful American fiction ever written.