A Case of Rape (A Howard University Press Classic Edition)

With precision of imagery and description, A Case of Rape, penned by acclaimed novelist Chester Himes (If He Hollers Let Him Go, Cotton Comes to Harlem), create the typical mystery, then peels away layer after layer of truth obscured by unreported facts and witness testimony. yet the novel is no mere fictional account. It is also a biting social critique, revealing the roots and suporting structirue of the monstrous network of racial and sexual taboos that exists in the real world.