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1918 1992 Iceberg Slim

    Questo autore ha guadagnato fama per i suoi romanzi crudi e semi-autobiografici tratti dalle proprie esperienze. Il suo lavoro, spesso percepito come grintoso e inflessibile, si addentra negli aspetti più oscuri della vita. Attraverso la sua prosa distintiva, ha esplorato temi di sopravvivenza, potere e strutture sociali. La sua eredità letteraria risiede nella sua rappresentazione autentica e spesso sorprendente di mondi precedentemente trascurati nella letteratura.

    1918 1992 Iceberg Slim
    Todesfluch
    Satanášova sestra
    Doom Fox
    Pimp
    Trick Baby
    Il pappa
    • Satanášova sestra

      • 248pagine
      • 9 ore di lettura

      Nově objevená novela od Iceberga Slima, průkopníka a nezpochybnitelného mistra afro-americké „literatury ulice“, muže, který hluboce ovlivnil kulturu rapu a hiphopu a který prodal pravděpodobně víc knih než jakýkoli jiný černošský americký spisovatel dvacátého století. Satanášova sestra je v  mnoha ohledech nejvyzrálejší ze Slimových románů. Zápletku zneklidňující expresivní knihy vycházející z podrobné znalosti prostředí pouličního zločinu tvoří duel na život a  na smrt mezi dvěma antihrdiny složitých charakterů: seržanta Russella Ruckera, detektiva z mravnostního oddělení losangeleské policie snažícího se vyčistit ulice od prostitutek a vymýtit policejní korupci, a Satanáše, protřelého ostříleného pasáka, který svou stáj prvotřídních štětek ovládá pomocí násilí a každodenních dávek heroinu.

      Satanášova sestra2018
      4,0
    • Trick Baby

      The Story of a White Negro

      • 288pagine
      • 11 ore di lettura

      A reissue of the cult classic; the perfect partner to Pimp

      Trick Baby2009
      4,0
    • Pimp

      The Story of My Life

      • 304pagine
      • 11 ore di lettura

      This is the true story of the pimp. The story of the smells, the sounds, the fears and the petty triumphs of his world. Told without moralising and with no pretence of bitterness, Iceberg Slim relates his twenty-five years in the Game, from the building up of stables to losing himself on scag. It was a life of ups and downs, and to succeed you had to be utterly ruthless. Few survived- Iceberg did. Nobody but a pimp could tell this story and no-one ever has- until Iceberg Slim. This is the true story of the pimp. The story of the smells, the sounds, the fears and the petty triumphs of his world. Told without moralising and with no pretence of bitterness, Iceberg Slim relates his twenty-five years in the Game, from the building up of stables to losing himself on scag. It was a life of ups and downs, and to succeed you had to be utterly ruthless. Few survived- Iceberg did. Nobody but a pimp could tell this story and no-one ever has- until Iceberg Slim .

      Pimp2002
      4,0
    • Il pappa

      • 285pagine
      • 10 ore di lettura
      Il pappa1999
    • Doom Fox

      • 224pagine
      • 8 ore di lettura

      Set in the Los Angeles ghetto post-World War II, this novel follows Joe "Kong" Allen and his alluring yet dangerous wife, delving into a gritty world of hustlers, prizefighters, and con artists over three decades. In the tradition of Chester Himes, it vividly portrays the lives of low-riding chippie-catchers and smooth-talking preachers. Written in 1978 but unpublished until now, it showcases Iceberg Slim's uncensored storytelling and unique voice, solidifying its place as an underground classic that captures the essence of urban life and coolness.

      Doom Fox1998
      3,9
    • Der schwarze Rebell Taylor organisiert einen Feldzug gegen die Mafia, die das Ghetto mit Drogen überschwemmt. Auf der anderen Seite will der Klein-Mafiosi Collucci mit Hilfe des Heroins zum Paten aufsteigen. Ein aktionsgeladener Thriller, in dem Slim Iceberg einen ernüchternden Blick auf die chaotischen siebziger Jahre wirft, in denen die Träume einer schwarzen Revolution an der Wirklichkeit des Ghettos zerplatzen.

      Todesfluch1997