If He Hollers Let Him Go
by:
Chester Himes (author)
Hilton Als (author)
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781560254454 (1560254459)
ASIN: 1560254459
Publish date: September 3rd 2002
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Pages no: 224
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics,
Novels,
Academic,
School,
Literature,
Cultural,
American,
African American,
Mystery,
Crime,
Noir
It is interesting to note how the emotions of the narrator tend to repeat, in short periods of time, in three stages.
A very powerful book, probably the closest thing in print a white man can come to experiencing what it's like to live in a world where no matter what you do you're always a "boy" - a second-class citizen. I particularly liked Himes' ability to look at the many ways African-Americans cope with that s...
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