If He Hollers Let Him Go
Download or Read eBook If He Hollers Let Him Go PDF written by Chester Himes and published by Serpent's Tail. This book was released on 2010-12-02 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : Chester Himes |
Publisher | : Serpent's Tail |
Total Pages | : 272 |
Release | : 2010-12-02 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781847653116 |
ISBN-13 | : 1847653111 |
Rating | : 4/5 (16 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis If He Hollers Let Him Go by : Chester Himes
Book excerpt: Robert Jones is a crew leader in a naval shipyard in Los Angeles in the 1940s. He should have a lot going for him, being educated, with a steady job and a steady relationship. But in the four days covered in this novel, the impossibility of life as a black man in a white world is made devastatingly clear. Jones is surrounded by prejudice, suspicion and paranoia, and his daily experiences influence his thoughts, dreams and behaviour. Immediately recognised as a masterful expose of racism in everyday life, If He Hollers Let Him Go is Chester Himes' first book, originally published in 1945.