Pinktoes: A Novel
of Chester Himes
Description
Pinktoes, Chester Himes said, is a term of indulgent affection applied to white women by Negro men, and sometimes conversely by Negro women to white men, but never adversely by either. In this rowdy work of fiction that debunks self-satisfied do-gooders, Himes satirizes social missionaries who preach uplift and promote specious causes. With Rabelaisian zest he portrays Mamie Mason, Harlem's most influential society matron, hosting desegregated sexual orgies, all for the advancement of harmony between the races. Just as eager as Mamie to bask in the favorable light of social justice are liberal whites who wish to be seen amid the right people. Printed in Paris in 1962 because it was perhaps too confrontational for U. S. publishers, this sex farce is regarded as Himes's most daring work of fiction.
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Book Details
- Format Paperback
- Pages 264 pages
- Publisher University Press of Mississippi/Banner Books (Jackston, MS)
- Publication Date July 1st 1996
- First Publication 11/06/61
- Language English
- ISBN 9780878058877
- Edition Not informed
- Category Fiction
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