Pointing Out Glaring Errors In An Author's Biography

Edward Margolies, Professor Emeritus
c/o English & American Studies Dept.
The College of Staten Island of the City University of
New York
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island, NY 10314
December 31, 1999

Dear Professor Margolies:

In The Several Lives of Chester Himes (University Press of Mississippi, 1997), which you co-authored with the French scholar Michel Fabre, I spotted four glaring factual errors in an otherwise enjoyable and informative book.

The errors are the following:

1. Joseph Levin, the film producer. Pp. 124 and 125. CORRECTION: Joseph E. Levine.
2. Rosa Meta's beauty parlor. Pg. 125. CORRECTION: Rose Morgan's beauty parlor.
3. "Lewis Micheaux's famous bookstore across the street from the Theresa Hotel,...." Pg. 125. CORRECTION: the bookstore was located down the street, at 125th Street and Lenox Avenue.
4. Ishmael Reed's novel, Yellow Black Radio Broke Down. Pg. 149. CORRECTION: Yellow Back Radio Broke Down. The incorrect title also appears in the index.

Maybe in a future edition of the book these errors can be corrected.

Sincerely yours,
Charles Michael Smith

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