Hi Keith,
According to CHESTER HIMES A LIFE by James Sallis,
Himes never really managed to even speak French, let alone
write in it. He summarizes nicely:
"All those years, and all the years to come, The French
language and Chester Himes were to stand staring one another
down across an impassable river." (pg 251)
Cheers,
--Stewart
On 10/14/07, logan keith (keith) <
keith@globetrotter.net> wrote:
> I just finished reading FOR THE LOVE OF IMABELLE
(aka A RAGE IN HARLEM).
> I loved it. It is basically my first Himes. I have
read that when living
> in France he did his writing in French. Is this
true? There is no
> translator credited in the English version I have;
did Himes then
> translate these books himself for English-language
publication?
>
> I am quite curious about this, and research on the
net has brought
> contradictory info. Does anyone here know what's
what?
>
> Much obliged, Keith
>
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