Only after his death did it develop into a success story of creative inspiration for the black community. 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. The dopefiend by jaquavis coleman author and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at abebooks. Dopefiend is for me a better book than black gangster was.
The ending seemed a little rush but over all a good book. The story of a black junkie by goines, donald and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at abebooks. Jan 01, 1971 dopefiend is a phenomenal, devastating book. The book was a great read and for the price it was even better. Donald goines and the birth of black pulp fiction crimereads.
December 15, 1936 october 21, 1974 was an africanamerican writer of urban fiction. Donald goines was born in detroit, michigan in december 1936 and passed away in october. The true black voice of his generation, donald goines wrote novels that nailed the harsh realities of. By the age of sixteen, he is a fully fledged pimp, cold blooded, ruthless. Buy the guinness book of records 1991 37th edition by mcfarlan, donald. Goines was born in detroit, michigan on december 15, 1936. Ethnic, cultural, racial issues african american authors criticism and interpretation african american literature african american writers rap music social aspects rap music.
Stacey ballis books how to change a life a dare between friends leads to startling revelations and simmering tensions in the latest novel from the author of wedding girl. 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. Between 1969 and 1974, he published sixteen novels, which are now recognized as. Buy dopefiend by donald goines from waterstones today. Donald goines born in detroit, michigan, donald goines 19361974 was an africanamerican writer of urban fiction. If it available for your country it will shown as book. Dopefiend by donald goines opens in a shooting gallery on the east side of detriot.
Whoreson by donald goines 2007, paperback for sale online ebay. Goines puts them online somewhere for free, or your local library has e book versions available for download, you are probably out of luck. 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 abebooks. He was also one of worlds most popular black contemporary writers. The title of this book is dopefiend and it was written by donald goines. Goines posters by goines, david and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at abebooks. While he was in prison, goines wrote his first two novels, dopefiend. This is an especially attractive copy of goines second novel and one of his most important. 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. Following his service, he entered into a life of drug addiction and crime.
A military vet and excon, he wrote the eyeopening urban novel dopefiend. His parents were a middleclass black couple that ran a laundry business, with his mother. Get the best deal by comparing prices from over 100,000 booksellers. Having published 16 novels, including whoreson, dopefiend, and daddy cool, goines. It was published by blackstone audio and has a total of 1 pages in the book. Dopefiend is his classic descent into the junkies harrowing nightmare. Some have described donald goines as a lesser version of fellow exconexpimp iceberg slim, but personally i prefer goines. Dopefiends very first chapter marks it as distinct from sleaze. Oct 22, 2009 but now, 10 years after i started research for my book low road. The obese drug dealer, porky, sits in an easy chair watching his customers shoot up, nod off.
The book is considered to be goines s benchmark novel and shares some similarities to the authors life. April 1, 2010 duke universityiceberg slim, donald goines, fig 12 advertisement, for example, although goiness dopefiend 1971 and whoreson. Donald goines book club voice of the street public group. Welcome,you are looking at books for reading, the dopefiend, you will able to read or download in pdf or epub books and notice some of author may have lock the live reading for some of country. His parents were a middleclass black couple that ran a laundry business, with his mother myrtle goines telling goines that her family was descended from jefferson davis and a woman who was enslaved. Donald goines books list of books by donald goines. For twentythree years of his life donald goines lived in the dark, desp. Explore books by gerald mccann with our selection at. The dusty streets of new mexico run red when war breaks out between black and chicano gangsters by donald goines and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at abebooks. 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. Read, highlight, and take notes, across web, tablet, and phone. Between 1969 and 1974, he published sixteen novels, which are now recognized as almost unbearably authentic portraits of the r.
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From 1969 through 1974 he published 16 novels with holloway house, which are now recognized as bloodsoaked. Goines wanted in on the game, so he submitted a book manuscript to holloway house. Dopefiend by donald goines book cover, description, publication history. It is also quite scarce in a true first edition in attractive condition. Donnies story the life of donald goines dvd streetgangs. The surprise bestseller of 2006 now fully revised to include dangerous australian content. All of the books were very real, but dopefiend is the hardest book i have ever read in my life. Dopefiend by donald goines overview 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. Daddy cool by goines and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at abebooks. Its far better than the three novels by donald goines that ive read up to this point. Dopefiend by goines, donald and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at abebooks. Part 2 of the dopemans trilogy the dopemans trilogy, volume 2 by jaquavis coleman and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at abebooks.
The dangerous book for boys, australian edition by conn. The book describes all of the hardships that he and his. Following his service, he entered into a life of drug addiction. Donald goines has 23 books on goodreads with 32249 ratings. Death list kenyatta 9780870679902 by goines, donald and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at. It talks about the struggles of a young black man that is addicted to crack cocaine. Find and compare hundreds of millions of new books, used books, rare books and out of print books. This months episode of passing tourists carlos talks about how he sees the oztribe. The story of a black junkie is a 1971 novel by donald goines and his first published novel. 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. His novels were deeply influenced by the work of iceberg slim. Dopefiend the story of a black 1st edition goines, donald on. Dopefiend by donald goines, first edition abebooks.
The life and legacy of donald goines, a group of young filmmakers has taken up the cause of examining mr. This macabre and horrific story actually has some much needed comedy relief within these last pages, but the tale ends as you would know, as only a donald goines book can. See more ideas about donald goines, books and my books. Born in detroit, michigan, donald goines 19361974 was an africanamerican writer of urban fiction. I read this book first when i was 15 and it led me to read all of donald goines books. Welcome,you are looking at books for reading, the black girl lost by donald goines, you will able to read or download in pdf or epub books and notice some of author may have lock the live reading for some of country. Donald goines books list of books by author donald goines. We deliver the joy of reading in 100% recyclable packaging. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. Therefore it need a free signup process to obtain the book. Donald joseph goines was born on december 15, 1936, in chicago. Dopefiend is a book that takes you through the every day life of addicts,dealers, theives,prostitutes,and huslters in a city and time that heroin was gaining momentum in the late 1960s and the 70s. Donald goines is one of my favorite authors of all time.
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Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. If your local library does not have paper copies, see if you can get them from another library through interlibrary loan. Born in detroit in 1937, goines eschewed his intended path of managing the family laundry business in favor of entering the air force when he was still underage. Street players, paperback book by goines, donald, brand new free ship ebay. I have read all 16 of his books and his biography by eddie stone. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. 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. These books contain exercises and tutorials to improve your practical skills, at all levels. Donald goines was a career criminal and addict who took up writing during one of his seven prison sentences. Clark pseudonymread more like blackoriented versions of the mens adventure pulps that littered. 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.
A career criminal and drug addict who took up writing during one of his seven prison sentences, goines s books. Whoreson jones, the novels hero, is the son of a beautiful black prosititute and an unknown white john. Donald goines 1936 1974 was a career criminal and addict who took up writing during one of his seven prison sentences. Download our donald goines dopefiend free ebook ebooks for free and learn more about donald goines dopefiend free ebook. Air force instead of going into his familys dry cleaning business. Fulfillment by amazon fba is a service we offer sellers that lets them store their products in amazons fulfillment centers, and we directly. The book is considered to be goiness benchmark novel and shares some similarities to the authors. Dopefiend by donald goines meet your next favorite book. The book which became an international phenomenon, conn and hal igguldens dangerous book for boys, now comes with a stunning green and gold cover and a foreword by john doyle rampaging roy slaven. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. But a large part of that may be kevin kenerlys phenomenal narration, giving a believable voice to every character, bringing goines vivid words to life.
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