90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books.

Best known for his hardboiled Harlem Detective series, Chester Himes was also a superb literary writer, beginning his creative life by writing short stories in the 1930s while serving jail time for armed robbery. Selected here are some of his best stories from a satirical tale about a student bet that purportedly disproves the existence of racism in Los Angeles to a chilling drama in which a snake invades a family home.

Format: Paperback
Published: UK, 2025
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Pages: 160
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0241752108
ISBN 13: 9780241752104