Before his Harlem detective novels made him a pulp fiction legend, Chester Himes, contributed memorable, often chilling tales of true crime to Esquire.
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The Irresistible Hilma Wolitzer
During Gordon Lish’s celebrated run as Esquire’s fiction editor (1970-’77), he published work by giants like Vladimir Nabokov and Truman Capote as well as previously unheard of writers like Hilma Wolitzer, who wrote 6 hilarious and sympathetic stories for Lish about longing, desire and domestic life. Later folded into her critically-acclaimed novel, “In the Flesh,” we think you’ll just eat these pieces up. They are sure to leave you wanting more.