The End of a Primitive by Himes, Chester

The End of a Primitive

Two lives spiral into a chaotic, fatal pas de deux during a weekend of sex, alcohol and...
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Author: Chester Himes
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The End of a Primitive by Himes, Chester

The End of a Primitive

$210.64

The End of a Primitive

$210.64
Author: Chester Himes
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Two lives spiral into a chaotic, fatal pas de deux during a weekend of sex, alcohol and violence--from the acclaimed author of the Harlem Detectives series

Years ago, Jesse Robinson and Kriss Cummings had a passionate weekend in Chicago, but they haven't seen each other since. Jesse's career as a novelist has been trending downward, and much of his time is spent drinking and brooding in his Harlem tenement. Kriss is divorced and infertile, disillusioned with her life and often seeking out intimacy with Black men. When they meet again, this time drinking excessively and sniping at each other, sexual frustration and resentment with their marginal lives mount as they hurtle toward a macabre climax.

Taking place over the course of a bourbon-soaked weekend in 1952, The End of a Primitive tells the story of two absurd lives in McCarthy-era New York that are fated to end in destruction.

Author: Chester Himes
Publisher: Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
Published: 10/08/2024
Pages: 224
Binding Type: Paperback
ISBN: 9780593686706

About the Author
Chester Himes began his writing career while serving in the Ohio State Penitentiary for armed robbery from 1929 to 1936. From his first novel, If He Hollers Let Him Go (1945), Himes dealt with the social and psychological repercussions of being black in a white-dominated society. Beginning in 1953, Himes moved to Europe, where he met and was strongly influenced by Richard Wright. It was in France that he began his best-known series of crime novels--including Cotton Comes to Harlem (1965)--featuring two Harlem policemen. As with Himes's earlier work, the series is characterized by violence and grisly, sardonic humor. He died in Spain in 1984.

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