Thursday, March 4, 2021

the last book I ever read A Rage in Harlem: A Harlem Detectives Novel by Chester Himes, excerpt four)

from A Rage in Harlem (Harlem Detectives Series Book 1) by Chester Himes:

The blankets had sailed over the kerosene stove and were beginning to sizzle with the smell of burning wool and cotton.

The brothers threshed about the floor, grunting like two hungry cannibals fighting over the missing ribs. Finally Goldy got his foot in Jackson’s belly and gave a shove, separating them.



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