A Case of Rape

By Chester Himes

Book Overview

Chester Himes' most disturbing and controversial novel, A Case of Rape has never been widely available to his readers in the United States. That is - until now. Himes, the author of many popular mystery novels and creator of the memorable black detectives, Coffin Ed Johnson and Grave Digger Jones, wrote A Case of Rape in 1956-57. This thought-provoking, jarring thriller examines the social and sexual relationships between the races. A white woman is raped and killed by four black American men in Paris. Or is she?

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0882581430
• ISBN13: 9780882581439
• Release Date: January 1984
• Publisher: Howard Univ Pr
• Length: 140 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Shocking, excellent novel!

I had heard of Chester Himes's novel "A Case of Rape" by reading Tyler Stovall's fantastic work on African American life in Paris, "Paris Noir". Himes paints a devastating portrait of racist french officials in this tour de force depiction of hypocritically racist French society. A must-read!