Donald goines, author, born 1936 in detroit, michigan, deceased his genius as a writer has landed him a place in literary immortality. Air force instead of going into his familys dry cleaning business. Street players by donald goines 20140624 jan 1, 1834. Corruption at the house of diggs seems to have gone fairly deep. Some people believe they were killed in a drug deal that went wrong. Author donald goiness complete list of books and series in order, with the latest releases, covers, descriptions and availability. Donald goines december 15, 1936 october 21, 1974 was a writer of urban fiction. May 01, 2007 black gangster mass market paperback may 1, 2007 by donald goines author visit amazons donald goines page. Oct 26, 2015 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 was inspired to write by iceberg slim a documentary film was produced recently by icet about iceberg slim portrait of a pimp which featured chris rock, snoop dogg, henry rollins. Donald goines, author info, published books, bio, photo, video. I am reading all of donald goines and iceberg slim books. His parents were a middleclass africanamerican couple that ran a laundry business. I quit reading after the second time daddy cool the cheesiest tryhard name for a black dude in a black book ever imho called his wife a bitch. In spite of the fact that most of black detroit was struggling and poor, the goines family ran a laundry business and was rather successful and the children attended catholic. From the beginning of the book, your heart reaches out to a young black girl who seems to have no one in the world that cares about her. Donald goines born in detroit, michigan, donald goines 19361974 was an africanamerican writer of urban fiction.
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I thought if i liked the graphic novel then id cross over and read an actual novel. Goines powerful first novel lays bare the bloody, brutal world of crime in the black ghetto, where, as goines put it, kindness was the sweetest con of all. Between 1969 and 1974, he published sixteen novels, which are now recognized as almost unbearably authentic portraits of the r. Inner city hoodlum, which goines had finished before.
Between 1969 and 1974, he published sixteen novels, which are now recognized as almost unbearably authentic portraits of. Donald goines and his wife were shot to death on october 21, 1974 under circumstances that remain a mystery. In this shocking novel of a young girl alone on the streets,donald goines delves into yet another facet of the ghetto experiencethe dark,despairridden world of a black girls soul. With ice in his veins, hell pull the trigger or stick a knife deep. Donald goines was one of the most popular black pulpfiction writers of the 1970s, producing 16 paperback novels in under five years. Pages in category novels by donald goines the following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. Goines puts them online somewhere for free, or your local library has e book versions available for download, you are probably out of luck. And again i felt all the same emotions i felt the same time aroundthis little girl goes thru so much in her short time, from her living with. The gripping story of whoreson james, the son of a beautiful black prostitute and an unknown john. Dopefiend is his classic descent into the junkies harrowing nightmare. Black girl lost was an outstanding book, i pretty much love all of donald goines books and have read almost all of them years ago, but black girl lost was one of my favorites so i had to reread it.
The life and legacy of donald goines, is also appropriate to the unflinching honesty of allens. Donald goines 1936 1974 was a career criminal and addict who took up writing during one of his seven prison sentences. Oct 22, 2009 but now, 10 years after i started research for my book low road. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. In 1974 goines published crime partners, the first book in the kenyatta series under the name al c. If your local library does not have paper copies, see if you can get them from another library through interlibrary loan. His parents were a middleclass black couple that ran a laundry business, with. If you have tid bits about donald goiness life that would be useful in writing the biography, email us.
Daddy cool by donald goines meet your next favorite book. Donald goines was a career criminal and addict who took up writing during one of his seven prison sentences. Black gangster mass market paperback may 1, 2007 by donald goines author visit amazons donald goines page. Donald goines author donald goines 19361974 was a career criminal and addict who took up writing during one of his seven prison sentences. Were not finished writing the donald goines biography yet. Tv one is planting its flag in the docuseries land of tv broadcasts. May 01, 2014 in this shocking novel of a young girl alone on the streets, donald goines delves into yet another facet of the ghetto experiencethe dark,despairridden world of a black girls soul. Donald goines books list of books by author donald goines. December 15, 1936 october 21, 1974 was an africanamerican writer of urban fiction.
If youd like to read a specific donald goines book which were missing on read print. The obese drug dealer, porky, sits in an easy chair. Here is the gusty and often shocking world of billy and jackie, prison buddies on the stree. 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.
Murder of donald goines on october 21st, 1974 goines and his girlfriend were found murdered in their highland park apartment. It is ahorrifying world where addicts will do anything to get their next fix. Following his service, he entered into a life of drug addiction and crime. But now, 10 years after i started research for my book low road. Has any of donald goines or iceberg slim books been made into. Ethnic, cultural, racial issues african american authors criticism and interpretation african american literature african american writers rap music social aspects rap music. 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. To his clients, larry jackson is known as daddy cool. The final book in donald goiness great kenyatta adventure series of black ghetto crime books, this was the last book that donald goines wrote. Allens biography of donald goines is the first book to examine the farreaching influences of goiness writing, and his insights ate absorbing to goines fans, as well as to followers of popular culture trends. Ive heard of donald goines 100 times, but have never read any of his stuff. Donald goines was an africanamerican writer of urban fiction. Donald goines books list of books by donald goines.
The true black voice of his generation, donald goines wrote novels that nailed the harsh realities of the urban experience deep into the psyche of todays hip hop culture, influencing major artists from jayz and 50 cent to nas and ghostface killah. May 12, 2009 i am reading all of donald goines and iceberg slim books. Sandra took to the streets when she was eight years old andtried to fight off the hunger pangs by shoplifting and moving into the profitsof drug pushing. His parents were a middleclass black couple that ran a laundry business, with his mother. Donald goines 19361974 was a career criminal and addict who took up writing during one of his seven prison sentences. Nov, 2015 donald goines was an africanamerican writer of urban fiction. If you love donald, join us on facebook and well keep you updated on goiness progress. 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. Mar 25, 2004 donald goines was one of the most popular black pulpfiction writers of the 1970s, producing 16 paperback novels in under five years. Black girl lost was the first book by donald goines that i have ever read, and i must say, it was by far a true love story and it was damn good. Nas and royce da 5 9 both have songs called black girl lost, which is the title of a goines book. In spite of the fact that most of black detroit was struggling and poor, the goines family ran a laundry business and was rather successful and the children attended catholic school. Browse 369,268 donald trump stock photos and images available, or search for hillary clinton or election to find more great stock photos and pictures.
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Greetings lili saint germain, i currently finished reading one of your greatest books, seven sons diana. Goines s novels remain a dramatic picture of a lifestyle immersed in violence, sex and drugs a lifestyle that has become more glamorous and more appealing because of urban. Dopefiend by donald goines opens in a shooting gallery on the east side of detriot. Corrupted by the violent ghetto world, at the age of sixteen he is a fully fledged pimp. Donald goines and his commonlaw wife passed away on october 21. At 15 goines lied about his age to join the air force, where he fought in the korean war. Born in detroit, michigan, donald goines 19361974 was an africanamerican writer of urban fiction. The life and legacy of donald goines, a group of young filmmakers has taken up the cause of examining mr. T he following are authors similar to donald goines. Discharged at age 15, he was a fullblown heroin addict. The shocking nightmare story of a black heroin addict trapped in the festering sore of a major american ghetto, ayoung man and his girlfriendboth attractive, talented, and full of promiseareinexorably pulled into the living death of the hardcore junkie. See all books authored by donald goines, including whoreson. The story of a ghetto pimp paperback or softback by goines, donald and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. At age 14, donald goines pictured above forged a birth certificate to join the military.
See more ideas about donald goines, black authors and my books. Its already home to popular docuseries like unsung, life after and find our missing. Then she met chink, and with him she discovered love. All of donald goines books should be made into movies. Goines was born in detroit, michigan on december 15, 1936. A bold actionpacked street opera from donald goines, the godfather of urban lit. He returned home to detroit and pawned his mothers sewing machine and television to support his habit. Black girl lost by donald goines overdrive rakuten. 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 the roughest aspects of the black experience. This one gets 2 stars because i understand why people like it fastpaced action and quick reading i think its my fastest 200 pages to date, a mixture of unscrupulous and scrupulous characters, raunchy sex scenes, a moral at the end of the story without a bunch of. 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.
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