All God's Chillun Got Pride
Author: Himes, Chester
ISBN: 9780241752104
Publisher: Penguin UK
Year first published: 15 Jul 2025
Pages: 160
Format: Paperback / softback
90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books
Best known for his hardboiled Harlem Detective series, Chester Himes was also a superb literary writer, beginning his creative life by writing short stories in the 1930s while serving jail time for armed robbery. Selected here are some of his best stories - from a satirical tale about a student bet that purportedly disproves the existence of racism in Los Angeles to a chilling drama in which a snake invades a family home.
ISBN: 9780241752104
Publisher: Penguin UK
Year first published: 15 Jul 2025
Pages: 160
Format: Paperback / softback
90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books
Best known for his hardboiled Harlem Detective series, Chester Himes was also a superb literary writer, beginning his creative life by writing short stories in the 1930s while serving jail time for armed robbery. Selected here are some of his best stories - from a satirical tale about a student bet that purportedly disproves the existence of racism in Los Angeles to a chilling drama in which a snake invades a family home.
