by Chester Himes · GRIJALBO MONDADORI · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788425328763
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«Algodón en Harlem» is the crime novel by Chester Himes, published by Grijalbo Mondadori in paperback (243 pages, in Spanish).
The novel is set in Harlem, New York, and develops a plot of crime and corruption in the African American community, with a keen eye on marginalization and the social tensions of the neighborhood.
Spanish-language edition published in 1995. The work belongs to the Libro de Mano collection, number 32.
For readers of crime and detective fiction interested in stories with social background.
Chester Bomar Himes was an American writer. His works, some of which have been filmed, include If He Hollers Let Him Go, published in 1945, and the Harlem Detective series of novels for which he is best known, set in the 1950s and early 1960s and featuring two black policemen called Grave Digger Jones and Coffin Ed Johnson. In 1958, Himes won France's Grand Prix de Littérature Policière.
