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Description edit
A classic restored-the complete and unexpurgated text of a great African-American writer's brutal and lyrical novel of prison life. First published in reduced and bowdlerized form in 1952 as Cast the First Stone, Yesterday Will Make You Cry was Chester Himes's first, most powerful, and... read more
Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis edit
First Sentence edit
IT WAS THE FIRST NIGHT Jimmy Monroe, convict no. 57232, had been in the dormitory.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Chester Himes (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1998
ISBN: 0393045773
Page Count: 363
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1998
ISBN: 0393045773
Page Count: 363
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.54
Subjects edit
- Books › Literature & Fiction › World Literature › United States › African American › Himes, Chester
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Authors, A-Z › ( H ) › Himes, Chester
- Books › Gay & Lesbian › Literature & Fiction › Fiction › Gay
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Literary
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Contemporary
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