If He Hollers Let Him Go

If He Hollers Let Him Go is the first novel by American writer Chester Himes, published in 1945, about an African-American shipyard worker in Los Angeles during World War II. It earned him critical acclaim and was considered a "protest novel", in the tradition of Richard Wright.

If He Hollers Let Him Go
First edition
AuthorChester Himes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenreLiterary fiction
PublisherDoubleday Doran
Publication date
1945
Media typePrint
Pages203
OCLC51102812
813/.54 21
LC ClassPS3515.I713 I3 2002

The book was adapted as a 1968 film, starring Raymond St. Jacques, Dana Wynter, Kevin McCarthy, Barbara McNair, and Arthur O'Connell. The screenplay differed markedly from the novel.

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