Donald Goines Was A Pimp, A Truck Driver, A Heroin Addict, A Factory Worker, And A Career Criminal. He Was Also One Of World's Most Popular Black Contemporary Writers. Having Published 16 Novels, Including Whoreson, Dopefiend, And Daddy Cool, Goines's Unique Brand Of Street Narrative And Ghetto Realism Mark Him As The Original Street Writer. Now, In The First In-depth Biography Of Goines's Life, Author Eddie B. Allen Explores Exactly How One Man Could Make The Transition From Street Hustler To Bestselling Author. With Exclusive Access To Personal Letters, Treatments From Unwritten Books, Photographs, And Family Members, Allen Uncovers Goines's Personal Experiences With Drugs, Prostitutes, Prison, And Urban Violence. Fans Of Goines's Novels Will Note A Dramatic Parallelism Between His Life And His Fictional Tales.--publisher Description. Prelude: Death In Retrospect -- Maturing -- War -- Dope Fiend -- Cash And Bitches -- The Joint -- Publisher -- West Coast -- Prodigal Son -- Legacy: An Epilogue. Eddie B. Allen, Jr. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [201]-208).
Categories:
- Politics & Social Sciences
- Social Sciences
- Ethnic Studies
- African Descent & Black
- African American Studies
- African Descent & Black
- Ethnic Studies
- Social Sciences
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
Author : Allen, Eddie B.
Language : English
Edition : First Edition
Published :2004-10-15
Number Of Pages : 224
Binding : Hardcover
ISBN-10 : 0312291248
ISBN-13 : 9780312291242
Item weight : 0.55 lb
Dimensions : 1 in x 5.8 in x 8.4 in
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