Pinktoes : a novel / Chester Himes.
"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 p...
| Uniform Title: | Jack and Susan Davis Rare Book Collection.
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
G.P. Putnam's Sons : Stein and Day,
[1965]
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| Series: | Jack and Susan Davis Rare Book Collection.
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| Local Note: |
MSU: Copy 2 gift of Jack and Susan Davis.
MSU: Copy 2 in dust jacket. |
| Physical Description: | 256 pages ; 21 cm |
| Variant Title: |
Pink toes |
| Format: | Book |
| Summary: |
"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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| Call Number: | PS3515.I713 P5 |