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Homosexuality in the ghetto" Archive of 2 First Edition Iceberg Slim books: Mama Black Widow and The Naked Soul of Iceberg Slim
by Iceberg Slim, Robert Beck
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[African American] [LGBTQ] Beck, Robert (Aka Iceberg Slim) Mama Black Widow and The Naked Soul of Iceberg Slim. Los Angeles: Holloway House Publishing Co., 1969 and 1971. First Edition Paperbacks. Both are about 300 pages. Both measures 4.25" x 7". Iceberg Slim was an American former pimp who later became a writer. In 1961, after serving 10 months of solitary confinement in a Cook County jail, Maupin decided he was too old for a life of pimping at the age of 42 and moved to Los Angeles to become a writer. Beck wrote several more novels, an autobiography, and a story collection. He sold over six million books before his death in 1992, making him one of the best-selling African-American writers. Scottish author Irvine Welsh said: "Iceberg Slim did for the pimp what Jean Genet did for the homosexual and thief and William Burroughs did for the junkie: he articulated the thoughts and feelings of someone who had been there." This archive includes:
[1] Mama Black Widow, which tells the tragic story of Otis Tilson, a stunning black drag queen trapped in a cruel queer ghetto underworld. In hopes of escaping the racial bigotry and economic injustice of the South, Otis' family journeys north from their plantation to an urban promised land. Once in Chicago, Otis and his brother and sisters become prisoners to a wasteland of violence, crime, prostitution and rape. This is the gut-wrenching tale of the destruction of a family and the truest portrayal of homosexuality in the ghetto ever told. The pages are yellowed due to age, overall in very good condition.
[2] The Naked Soul of Iceberg Slim. Iceberg Slim's collection of personal essays that focus on his hope for the future, reflections on his life as a pimp, dope addict, and other experiences in the ghetto. From the introduction: "I want to say at the outset that I have become ill, insane, as an inmate of the torture chamber behind America's fake facade of justice and democracy. But I am not as ill as I was, and I am getting better all the time."
Both books have minor wear from age and on spine , but overall, both books are in very good condition. Rare collection of novels that deal with African American life in the ghetto, trans representation, and the LGBTQ experience of Black Americans.
[1] Mama Black Widow, which tells the tragic story of Otis Tilson, a stunning black drag queen trapped in a cruel queer ghetto underworld. In hopes of escaping the racial bigotry and economic injustice of the South, Otis' family journeys north from their plantation to an urban promised land. Once in Chicago, Otis and his brother and sisters become prisoners to a wasteland of violence, crime, prostitution and rape. This is the gut-wrenching tale of the destruction of a family and the truest portrayal of homosexuality in the ghetto ever told. The pages are yellowed due to age, overall in very good condition.
[2] The Naked Soul of Iceberg Slim. Iceberg Slim's collection of personal essays that focus on his hope for the future, reflections on his life as a pimp, dope addict, and other experiences in the ghetto. From the introduction: "I want to say at the outset that I have become ill, insane, as an inmate of the torture chamber behind America's fake facade of justice and democracy. But I am not as ill as I was, and I am getting better all the time."
Both books have minor wear from age and on spine , but overall, both books are in very good condition. Rare collection of novels that deal with African American life in the ghetto, trans representation, and the LGBTQ experience of Black Americans.
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- Homosexuality in the ghetto" Archive of 2 First Edition Iceberg Slim books: Mama Black Widow and The Naked Soul of Iceberg Slim
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- Iceberg Slim, Robert Beck
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For over 30 years, we have served a clientele of collectors, private institutions, universities, and public libraries in acquisition and collection development. We are members of ILAB, ABAA, and PADA, and have furnished collections around the world with rare and unique material; from the personal letters of literary greats to first edition Journals of Congress to unique pamphlets from the civil rights era. We strive to find archives and original early printed material that can fill gaps in existing institutional holdings; the kind of material that can bring new perspectives to the traditionally disregarded voices of indigiouneous peoples, women, and African-Americans.
We pride ourselves on the ability to track down the rarest and most interesting material for our client's collections. The partnerships we form with libraries, institutions, and personal collectors begin with a phone call or an email and last for decades. We offer an unconditional guarantee for each item's authenticity and completeness.
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