Summary
From one of the most revolutionary writers of the 20th century, the uncensored and gritty novel that inspired today’s street lit and hip hop culture.Whoreson”After my ninth birthday I began to really understand the meaning of my name. I began to understand just what my mother was doing for a living. There was nothing I could do about it, but even had I been able to, I wouldn’t have changed it.“Whoreson Jones is the son of a beautiful black prostitute and an unknown white john. As a child, he’…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780758273208 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0758273207 |
| Author: | Donald Goines |
| Publisher: | Melrose Publishing Company |
| Imprint: | Holloway House Publishing,U.S. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 362 |
| Release Date: | 2 February 2015 |
| Weight: | 338g |
| Dimensions: | 210mm x 140mm |
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About The Author
Donald Goines
Donald Goineswas born in Detroit, Michigan. He joined the U.S. Air Force instead of going into his family’s dry cleaning business. Following his service, he entered into a life of drug addiction and crime. He received seven prison sentences, serving a total of over six years. While he was in prison, Goines wrote his first two novels,Dopefiend- The Story of a Black JunkieandWhoreson- The Story of a Ghetto Pimp.Goines was shot to death in 1974.
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