December 15, 1936 october 21, 1974 was an africanamerican writer of urban fiction. Inner city hoodlum, which goines had finished before his death, was published posthumously in 1975. Dopefiend is his classic descent into the junkies harrowing nightmare. Donald goines books, ebooks, audiobooks, biography. The story of a black junkie is a 1971 novel by donald goines and his first published novel. And its while in prison that this hensley character notices that almost all the inmates who you can imagine are mostly black are reading this writer named donald goines.
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Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. Goines was released in 1970, after which he wrote 16 novels with holloway house, iceberg slims publisher. Bestselling books written by donald goines on african american literature book club celebrating our literary legacy since 1997 black literature is for everyone african american literature book. American writer, a career criminal and addict who wrote his first two novels in prison. Enter your email below and ill send you a free book. The main characters of this fiction, cultural story are. Allen remarked that the series was a departure from some of goines other works, with the character of kenyatta symbolizing a sense of liberation for goines. But they did so on a by book basis, meaning goines. His novels were deeply influenced by the work of iceberg slim. Donald goines was born in detroit, michigan in december 1936 and passed away in october.
A career criminal and drug addict who took up writing during one of his seven prison sentences, goiness books are now recognized as almost unbearably authentic portraits of. Best books for inmates donald goines was a pimp, truck driver, heroin addict, factory worker, and career criminal. He came from a middleclass background, where his parents ran a laundry business. Donald goines was a career criminal and addict who took up writing during one of his seven prison sentences. May 17, 2018 goines got a publishing deal with holloway house, the same publisher as iceberg slim, and in a drug fueled frenzy goines pumped out 15 books in 5 years, between 1970 and 74. International raves for donald goines a flashing talent straight from the streets of the lost. Donald goines is a top 100 bestselling author making our list 10 times. He lived by the code of the streets and his books vividly recreated the street jungle and its predators. Author donald goiness complete list of books and series in order, with the latest releases, covers, descriptions and availability. Born in detroit, michigan, donald goines 19361974 was an africanamerican writer of urban fiction. This was my first book by donald goines and i read it all in one dayi opened this book and was sucked into the world of whoreson,the halfwhite child of a prostitute.
He started as a kid, the product of a middleclass family. He was delivered to catholic college by his family members, who expected youthful donald to. Donald goines, author info, published books, bio, photo, video. Donald goines has both a natural talent as a writer and ghetto sage who somehow found a way to transfer all of the suffering hes experienced into a classic among its genre. Donald goines was an africanamerican writer whos works would often reflect the seedy aspect of inner city culture. He received seven prison sentences, serving a total of over six years. The first edition of the novel was published in 1973, and was written by donald goines. Yet they are beautiful, high priced books that would make a great gift. Pdf black girl lost book by donald goines free download.
From 1969 through 1974 he published 16 novels with holloway house, which are now recognized as bloodsoaked and almost unbearably authentic portraits of the roughest aspects of the black experience. A pimp and a stickup man, addicted to heroin most of his short life, goiness books, with titles like whoreson dopefiend and black gangster, have sold over 6 million copies. According to stories told to him by his mothermyrtle goinesthe family was descended from a sexual encounter between jefferson davis and a slave. Founded in 1997, has become a leading book price comparison site. Donald goines december 15, 1936 october 21, 1974 was a writer of urban fiction. He was delivered to catholic college by his family members, who expected youthful donald to obtain his education and finally function in the. Goines got a publishing deal with holloway house, the same publisher as iceberg slim, and in a drug fueled frenzy goines pumped out 15 books in 5 years, between 1970 and 74. Donald goines sista soulja iceberg slim 50 cent sister souljah alex haley eddie little sapphire walter dean myers ted kooser jerry stahl robert beck jaycee dugard carl weber omar tyree e lynn harris eric jerome dickey lolita files billy collins richard wright mary monroe mary b morrison napoleon hill terri mcmillan donald westlake w.
They have sold over 5 million copies according to rumors the figure has reached 10 million. Donald goines 19361974 was a career criminal and addict who took up writing during one of his seven prison sentences. Article on life of donald goines, pimp, armed robber, convict, heroin addict and popular black pulpfiction writer who was murdered in 1974 at age. Between 1969 and 1974, he published sixteen novels, which are now recognized as almost unbearably authentic portraits of the roughest aspects of the black experience. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 208 pages and is available in paperback format. Donald goines has 23 books on goodreads with 31866 ratings.
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I chose this book because a friend of mine recommended it to me. Mar 25, 2004 article on life of donald goines, pimp, armed robber, convict, heroin addict and popular black pulpfiction writer who was murdered in 1974 at age 36. He was sent to catholic school by his family, who expected young donald to get his education and eventually work in the familys laundry business. Clark in his brief literary career, was born in detroit, michigan in 1937. And the publisher continued extending contracts to goines. My mouth actually started watering when i came to this part. Melus writer greg goode covered the book in his 1984 article from dopefiend to kenyattas last hit. Then he made it bigonly to find others had not forgotten, had no intention of forgiving. Feb 08, 2010 american writer, a career criminal and addict who wrote his first two novels in prison. At the age of 15 he lied about his age to join the air force and fight in the korean war. Paradise valley is also featured in urban fiction writer donald goines 1972 book whoreson, and in an extended sequence in jeffrey eugenides pulitizerwinning novel middlesex, where the neighborhoods significance as the birthplace of the nation of islam is highlighted. Ghetto life is vividly muraled from front to back with true ghetto imagery, never letting up on keepin you wise on how pimps do.
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