If He Hollers Let Him Go - Couverture souple

Himes, Chester

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1846687381 ISBN 13 : 9781846687389

Editeur : Serpent's Tail, 2010

Synopsis

Robert Jones has a lot going for him: a steady job, a steady relationship and plenty of prospects, until a white woman accuses him of rape and, all of a sudden, his prospects seem a lot less bright. Immediately recognised as a masterful expose of racism in everyday life, If He Hollers Let Him Go is Chester Himes' first book, originally published in 1945.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

This story of a man living every day in fear of his life for simply being black is as powerful today as it was when it was first published in 1947. The novel takes place in the space of four days in the life of Bob Jones, a black man who is constantly plagued by the effects of racism. Living in a society that is drenched in race consciousness has no doubt taken a toll on the way Jones behaves, thinks, and feels, especially when, at the end of his story, he is accused of a brutal crime he did not commit. "One of the most important American writers of the twentieth century ... [a] quirky American genius..."—Walter Mosley, author of Bad Boy Brawly Brown, Devil in a Blue Dress "If He Hollers is an austere and concentrated study of black experience, set in southern California in the early forties."—Independent Publisher

Revue de presse :

Campus Circle, 10/10/13
Devastating.”

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Serpent's Tail
• Date d'édition: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1846687381
• ISBN 13: 9781846687389
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 272