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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:literary_work
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Gravedigger_Jones
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gptkbp:adaptation
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gptkb:television_series
gptkb:graphic_novel
gptkb:film
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gptkbp:author
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gptkb:Chester_Himes
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:award
Edgar Award nomination
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gptkbp:city
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gptkb:Borough
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gptkbp:critical_reception
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well-received
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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influenced African American literature
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gptkbp:cultural_significance
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explores social issues
depicts urban life
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gptkbp:first_published
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gptkb:A_Rage_in_Harlem
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gptkbp:genre
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gptkb:Detective
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Himes' Harlem detective series
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gptkbp:influenced_artists
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gptkb:Colson_Whitehead
gptkb:Toni_Morrison
gptkb:James_Baldwin
gptkb:Zadie_Smith
gptkb:Walter_Mosley
African American detective fiction
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:Harlem_Renaissance
noir fiction
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gptkbp:inspiration
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Chester Himes' own experiences
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gptkbp:language
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English
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gptkbp:main_character
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gptkb:Gravedigger_Jones
gptkb:Coffin_Ed_Johnson
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gptkbp:narrative_style
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first-person perspective
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gptkbp:notable_character
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Detective Coffin Ed Johnson
Detective Gravedigger Jones
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gptkbp:notable_quote
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“ I write about what I know.”
“ I’m not a detective, I’m a writer.”
“ The world is a dangerous place.”
“ The only thing worse than being black is being a black man.”
“ You can’t be a writer if you don’t have a sense of humor.”
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gptkbp:notable_work
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gptkb:Blind_Man_with_a_Pistol
gptkb:The_Real_Cool_Killers
gptkb:The_Crazy_Kill
The Heat's On
All Shot Up
The Big Gold Dream
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gptkbp:number_of_books
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gptkb:television_series
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gptkbp:published_year
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gptkb:1957
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gptkbp:publisher
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gptkb:Harcourt_Brace
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gptkbp:setting
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gptkb:Harlem
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gptkbp:style
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hardboiled fiction
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gptkbp:themes
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crime and justice
race relations
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gptkbp:year
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mid-20th century
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