Blind Man with a Pistol by Himes, Chester - Very Good
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Blind Man with a Pistol by Himes, Chester - Very Good
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Caractéristiques de l'objet
- État
- ISBN
- 9780394759982
À propos de ce produit
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0394759982
ISBN-13
9780394759982
eBay Product ID (ePID)
825802
Product Key Features
Book Title
Blind Man with a Pistol
Number of Pages
192 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
1989
Topic
Mystery & Detective / Hard-Boiled, African American / General, Mystery & Detective / General, Mystery & Detective / Private Investigators, African American / Mystery & Detective
Genre
Fiction
Book Series
Harlem Detectives Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.5 in
Item Weight
7.6 Oz
Item Length
8 in
Item Width
5.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
89-040063
Reviews
"A sensual, surreal, cartoonishly violent and breathtakingly bawdy comic universe. . . . A raw but bracing locale . . . bursting with life and sadness, joyously bitter as well as unabashedly sensual." - Los Angeles Times "One of the most important American writers of the 20th century. . . . A quirky American genius." -Walter Mosley "Chester Himes is one of the towering figures of the black literary tradition. His command of nuances of character and dynamics of plot is preeminent among writers of crime fiction. He is a master craftsman." -Henry Louis Gates, Jr. "Their deft mixture of race relations and police-work are as entertaining as sociology as they are as mysteries." - The Boston Globe, "A sensual, surreal, cartoonishly violent and breathtakingly bawdy comic universe.... A raw but bracing locale ... bursting with life and sadness, joyously bitter as well as unabashedly sensual." -- Los Angeles Times "One of the most important American writers of the 20th century.... A quirky American genius." --Walter Mosley "Chester Himes is one of the towering figures of the black literary tradition. His command of nuances of character and dynamics of plot is preeminent among writers of crime fiction. He is a master craftsman." --Henry Louis Gates, Jr. "Their deft mixture of race relations and police-work are as entertaining as sociology as they are as mysteries." -- The Boston Globe, "A sensual, surreal, cartoonishly violent and breathtakingly bawdy comic universe. . . . A raw but bracing locale . . . bursting with life and sadness, joyously bitter as well as unabashedly sensual." -- Los Angeles Times "One of the most important American writers of the 20th century. . . . A quirky American genius." --Walter Mosley "Chester Himes is one of the towering figures of the black literary tradition. His command of nuances of character and dynamics of plot is preeminent among writers of crime fiction. He is a master craftsman." --Henry Louis Gates, Jr. "Their deft mixture of race relations and police-work are as entertaining as sociology as they are as mysteries." -- The Boston Globe, "A sensual, surreal, cartoonishly violent and breathtakingly bawdy comic universe. . . . A raw but bracing locale . . . bursting with life and sadness, joyously bitter as well as unabashedly sensual." -- Los Angeles Times "One of the most important American writers of the 20th century. . . . A quirky American genius." --Walter Mosley "Chester Himes is one of the towering figures of the black literary tradition. His command of nuances of character and dynamics of plot is preeminent among writers of crime fiction. He is a master craftsman." --Henry Louis Gates, Jr. "Their deft mixture of race relations and police-work are as entertaining as sociology as they are as mysteries." -- The Boston Globe
Dewey Edition
20
Series Volume Number
8
Dewey Decimal
813/.5/4
Synopsis
At once grotesquely comic and unflinchingly violent: the final entry in the trailblazing Harlem Detectives series, set in New York in the sweltering summer heat. "A sensual, surreal, cartoonishly violent and breathtakingly bawdy comic universe." -- Los Angeles Times New York is sweltering in the summer heat, and Harlem is close to the boiling point. To Coffin Ed Johnson and Grave Digger Jones, at times it seems as if the whole world has gone mad. Trying, as always, to keep some kind of peace--their legendary nickel-plated Colts very much in evidence--Coffin Ed and Grave Digger find themselves pursuing two completely different cases through a maze of knifings, beatings, and riots that threaten to tear Harlem apart., At once grotesquely comic and unflinchingly violent, Blind Man With a Pistol is the final entry in Chester Himes's trailblazing Harlem Detectives series. New York is sweltering in the summer heat, and Harlem is close to the boiling point. To Coffin Ed Johnson and Grave Digger Jones, at times it seems as if the whole world has gone mad. Trying, as always, to keep some kind of peace--their legendary nickel-plated Colts very much in evidence--Coffin Ed and Grave Digger find themselves pursuing two completely different cases through a maze of knifings, beatings, and riots that threaten to tear Harlem apart.
LC Classification Number
PS3515.I713B58 1989
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very amusing interesting book, interesting author.
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- t***0 (921)- Évaluation laissée par l'acheteur.Six derniers moisAchat vérifiéSlow shipping. C+++
- 7***6 (131)- Évaluation laissée par l'acheteur.Six derniers moisAchat vérifiéThe book was just as described. And a good value. The challenge is the shipping and communication. The seller didn’t respond to my messages until I opened a return and then they shipped the item. Arrived after 21 days.
- k***8 (16)- Évaluation laissée par l'acheteur.Six derniers moisAchat vérifiéBook arrived as described in very good condition. Good value. It could have been wrapped better, with maybe some bubble wrap before it was just placed into a plastic envelope, because the end bent some due to shipping.From a Buick 8 by King, Stephen - Very Good (#156612370520)
- u***o (208)- Évaluation laissée par l'acheteur.Dernier moisAchat vérifiéIssue in seller’s system meant item was not shipped for a long time. They didn’t respond to initial messages but eventually sent a mass message to orders impacted explaining the issue. Eventually got the book as described.