{"product_id":"two-guns-from-harlem-the-detective-fiction-of-chester-himes-paperback","title":"Two Guns From Harlem: The Detective Fiction of Chester Himes - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert E. Skinner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmong the many writers who lent their talents to the creation of hard-boiled detective fiction, few have approached it from a more original perspective than Chester Himes. A former criminal himself, Himes brought to the writing of detective fiction the perspective of the black man. Himes made his debut with the brilliant \u003ci\u003eFor Love of Imabelle\u003c\/i\u003e, for which he was awarded the coveted Grand Prix de la Litt rature Polici re.\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTwo Guns from Harlem\u003c\/i\u003e probes Himes's early life and career for the roots of this series and for its heroes, Coffin Ed Johnson and Grave Digger Jones. Skinner discusses how Himes's experience as a black man, combined with his unique outlook on sociology, politics, violence, sex, and race relations, resulted not only in an unusual portrait of black America but also opened the way for the creation of the\u003cbr\u003e ethnic and female hard-boiled detectives who followed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 200\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.42 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 17, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52765151985971,"sku":"9780879724542","price":25.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/Y04ya0FXaER3UDMxdytiYTd1dmVZQT09.webp?v=1764615822","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/two-guns-from-harlem-the-detective-fiction-of-chester-himes-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}