LEADER 04245nam 2200637Ia 450 001 9910972489403321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a9780814338506 010 $a081433850X 035 $a(CKB)2560000000101959 035 $a(EBL)3416540 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001035328 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11596968 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001035328 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11029699 035 $a(PQKB)11017430 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3416540 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10715439 035 $a(OCoLC)849944914 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3416540 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC31349334 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL31349334 035 $a(Perlego)4160426 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000101959 100 $a20080327d2008 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aDear Chester, Dear John $eletters between Chester Himes and John A. Williams /$fcompiled and edited by John A. and Lori Williams ; with a foreword by Gilbert H. Muller 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aDetroit, Mich. $cWayne State University Press$dc2008 215 $a1 online resource (266 p.) 225 1 $aAfrican American life series 300 $aIncludes index. 311 08$a9780814333556 311 08$a0814333559 327 $a""Cover""; ""Half-title""; ""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""Dedication""; ""Contents""; ""Foreword ""; ""Acknowledgments ""; ""Letters ""; ""Afterword ""; ""Appendix: My Man Himes: An Interview with Chester Himes ""; ""This Publishing Business""; ""Personal Worksheet""; ""Harlem Renaissance""; ""Hollywood""; ""Black on White""; ""Black Writers""; ""White Writers""; ""Black Anti-Semitism""; ""Wright""; ""Index ""; ""BackCover"" 330 8 $aChester Himes and John A. Williams met in 1961, as Himes was on the cusp of transcontinental celebrity and Williams, sixteen years his junior, was just beginning his writing career. Both men would go on to receive international acclaim for their work, including Himes's Harlem detective novels featuring Grave Digger Jones and Coffin Ed Johnson and Williams's major novels The Man Who Cried I Am, Captain Blackman, and Clifford's Blues. Dear Chester, Dear John is a landmark collection of correspondence between these two friends, presenting nearly three decades worth of letters about their lives and loves, their professional and personal challenges, and their reflections on society in the United States and abroad.Prepared by John A. Williams and his wife, Lori, this collection contains rare and personal glimpses into the lives of Williams and Himes between 1962 and 1987. As the writers find increasing professional success and recognition, they share candid assessments of each others' work and also discuss the numerous pitfalls they faced as African American writers in the publishing world. The letters offer a window into Himes's and Williams's personalities, as the elder writer reveals his notoriously difficult and suspicious streak, and Williams betrays both immense affection and frustration in dealing with his old friend. Despite several rifts in their relationship, Williams's concern for Himes's failing health ensured that the two kept in touch until Himes's death.Dear Chester, Dear John is a heartfelt and informative collection that allows readers to step behind the scenes of a lifelong friendship between two important literary figures. Students and teachers of African American literature will enjoy this one-of-a-kind volume. 410 0$aAfrican American life series. 606 $aAuthors, American$y20th century$vCorrespondence 606 $aAfrican American authors$vCorrespondence 615 0$aAuthors, American 615 0$aAfrican American authors 676 $a813/.54 700 $aHimes$b Chester B.$f1909-1984.$01812244 701 $aWilliams$b John Alfred$f1925-$01812245 701 $aWilliams$b Lori$g(Lorrain)$01812246 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910972489403321 996 $aDear Chester, Dear John$94364581 997 $aUNINA