Chester Himes

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Author
gptkbp:adapted_into gptkb:television_series
gptkb:film
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Harlem_Renaissance
African American literature
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Grand_Prix_de_Littérature_Policière
gptkb:National_Book_Award
gptkbp:birth_date 1909-07-29
gptkbp:born July 29, 1909
gptkbp:born_in gptkb:Jefferson_City,_Missouri
gptkbp:children Beverly Himes
gptkbp:death_date 1984-04-12
gptkbp:died April 12, 1984
gptkbp:died_in gptkb:Paris,_France
gptkbp:education gptkb:Ohio_State_University
gptkbp:genre Crime fiction
Mystery fiction
gptkbp:has_a_collection_of_works_that_includes gptkb:short_stories
gptkb:novels
essays
autobiographical writings
gptkbp:has_influenced film noir
contemporary crime writers
gptkbp:has_legacy American literature
African American culture
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Chester Himes
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Walter_Mosley
African American writers
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Langston_Hughes
gptkb:Richard_Wright
gptkb:Zora_Neale_Hurston
gptkbp:is_a_member_of gptkb:the_Harlem_Renaissance
gptkbp:is_a_subject_of biographies
academic studies
gptkbp:is_active_in 20th century literature
gptkbp:is_associated_with gptkb:detective_fiction
gptkbp:is_featured_in literary anthologies
gptkbp:is_known_for gptkb:detective_fiction
African American literature
gptkbp:is_often_compared_to gptkb:Toni_Morrison
gptkb:James_Baldwin
gptkb:Richard_Wright
gptkb:Zora_Neale_Hurston
gptkbp:is_recognized_by posthumous awards
gptkbp:is_recognized_for social commentary in literature
gptkbp:is_remembered_for his complex characters
his contributions to crime novels
his exploration of race relations
his impactful storytelling
his unique narrative voice
his vivid settings
gptkbp:is_studied_in literature courses
gptkbp:narrative_style gptkb:satire
gptkb:tragedy
gptkb:humor
realism
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:Cotton_Comes_to_Harlem
gptkb:If_He_Hollers_Let_Him_Go
gptkb:The_Real_Cool_Killers
The Lonely Crusade
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:Screenwriter
gptkb:short_stories
gptkb:Novelist
gptkbp:place_of_birth gptkb:Jefferson_City,_Missouri
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:Paris,_France
gptkbp:received gptkb:Guggenheim_Fellowship
gptkbp:set_in gptkb:Los_Angeles
gptkb:Paris
gptkb:Harlem
gptkbp:spouse Leslie Himes
gptkbp:style gptkb:detective_fiction
African American literature
social commentary
gptkbp:wrote gptkb:The_Collected_Stories_of_Chester_Himes
gptkb:The_Man_Who_Wasn't_There
gptkb:Cotton_Comes_to_Harlem
gptkb:A_Rage_in_Harlem
gptkb:The_Man_Who_Knew_Too_Much
gptkb:Blind_Man_with_a_Pistol
gptkb:If_He_Hollers_Let_Him_Go
gptkb:The_Real_Cool_Killers
gptkb:The_Third_Generation
The Heat's On
My Life of Absurdity
The Big Gold Dream
The End of a Primitive
The Lonely Crusade
The Black Killers
The End of a Primitive Era
The Man Who Liked Slow Tomatoes
The Quality of Hurt
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Saarbrücken
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4