A classic of African-American fiction, Chester Himes’s tale of a young black man who becomes a union organizer during WWII examines major problems in American life: racism, anti-Semitism, labor strife, and corruption.
“Mr. Himes undertakes to consider the everpresent subconscious terror of the black man, the political morality of American Communists, the psychology of union politics, Uncle Tomism, and the relationship between Jews and Blacks. The value of this book lies in its effort to understand the psychology of oppressed and oppressor and their relationship to each other.”–James Baldwin
“A better story about a young black man who become a union organizer at a west coast airplane factory during World War II. The tragedy of this particular man is a psychological one, a growing despair over being black which hamstrings him in every human relationship.”—The New Yorker
“Mr. Himes can write with power and effectiveness.”—New York Times
Author: Chester Himes
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Published: 07/03/1997
Series: Himes, Chester
Pages: 398
Weight: 1.04lbs
Size: 8.24h x 5.54w x 1.11d
ISBN: 9781560251422
Language: English
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