by Chester Himes · Júcar · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788433436023
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«Violación» is the crime novel by American writer Chester Himes, published by Júcar in 1986 in paperback (97 pages, in Spanish).
In Paris, five Black men are arrested as suspects in the rape and murder of a white woman in a hotel room. From that accusation, the novel explores the racial tensions and violence surrounding the case, blending social critique with the conventions of crime fiction.
The work belongs to the 'Etiqueta negra' collection (no. 2) and is translated by Lourdes Pérez González; the original title is 'Une Affaire de Viol' (1963).
For fans of classic crime fiction and fiction with social and racial undertones, as well as for followers of Chester Himes.
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.
