The Noir Atlantic: Chester Himes and the Birth of the Francophone African Crime Novel by Pim Higginson

The Noir Atlantic: Chester Himes and the Birth of the Francophone African Crime Novel

Contemporary French and Francophone Cultures (Hardcover)

Pim Higginson

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The Noir Atlantic follows the influence of African American author Chester Himes on Francophone African crime fiction. In 1953, Himes emigrated to Paris; he struggled there, just as he had in the United States. In 1957, his luck changed: the famou...

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