<<First a belated thanks to Kevin for welcoming me to
the list for those
of you who sent me info on Chester Himes and his works and
set me
straight to the fact that they were not written in French
first. In the
paper this morning, there was mention of a new publication -
for the
first time they have compiled in French, his short
stories.>>
Himes's complete stories are also available in English from
Thunder's
Mouth Press; I treasure this collection and reread it
frequently,
picking stories at random. Some of these short tales are very
moving,
especially those about jail, justice (!), and the downtrodden
in the old
days. There is also that dark-toned, deadpan humor that I
love so much
in Himes. A superb collection. I don't think the NYT gave it
the time of
day when it came out, but I could be wrong. They rarely miss
a book
about cats, though, which makes me think a bit.
Regards,
mt
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