Saying Goodbye To The Kojo Nnamdi Show
On this last episode, we look back on 23 years of joyous, difficult and always informative conversation.
He began his writing career while serving time for armed robbery. When Chester Himes eventually got out, he wrote one of the most important bodies of work by any American writer, including his best-selling Harlem Cycle series. The story of his life and literature.
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