Donald Goines fue un prolífico autor de literatura callejera, cuyas crudas y descarnadas obras capturaron las realidades de la vida en los barrios marginales de Estados Unidos. Sus novelas, a menudo ambientadas en Detroit, Los Ángeles o Nueva York, ofrecieron exploraciones incisivas de temas como las drogas, el crimen y la tensión racial. Goines empleó magistralmente un lenguaje visceral y un ritmo rápido para crear narrativas convincentes que reflejaban sus propias experiencias. A través de su escritura, a menudo redactada bajo el seudónimo de Al C. Clark, presentó una visión del centro de la ciudad como un campo de batalla donde los personajes luchaban por el poder y la supervivencia.
The story follows Teddy and Terry, a young couple whose promising future is overshadowed by Teddy's heroin addiction. Initially admired for their talent and potential, their lives spiral into darkness as they both succumb to the drug's grip. The narrative, based on Goines' own experiences with addiction, offers a raw and unfiltered exploration of the devastating impact of substance abuse on love and ambition.
For the first time in more than a decade, Kenyatta’s Last Hist is now back in print, along with the previous titles in the series, with a whole new look to attract new readers as well as long-time fans of the legendary godfather of urban lit. The OG godfather of urban lit lays it all on the line with the epic, action-packed conclusion to Kenyatta’s quest to reclaim his streets . . . For Kenyatta, the bullet-proof street legend himself, the take-no-prisoners war is far from over. With new recruits bolstering his hardened army, he’s ready to take down the drug pushers and their relentless, spreading infestation. This time the battle is moving out of the streets and heading west, where he faces off with his arch enemy in a brutal showdown in Vegas, high atop a glittering hotel. One bullet, one hit, one survivor—winner takes all . . .
Johnny Washington, a black teenager in Los Angeles, knows the freight yard like the back of his hand. He and his pals, Josh and Buddy, hit them often, stealing for a fence. They have to. They're the soul support of their families. But when Josh is killed by a security guard (who gets his brains scattered by Buddy with nunchaku sticks), they are forced to look for other work. They find it with the underworld kings in Elliot Davis. But when Davis recruits Johnny's sister for his stabke and later OD's her, Johnny and Buddy come on with a vengeance."He lived by the code of the streets and his books vividly recreated the street jungle and its predators." — New Jersey Voice
"The voice of the ghetto itself." — The Village VoiceA fistful of revenge, street-style, from Donald Goines, the godfather of urban lit. . .Eldorado Red has it all—new cars, women, and plenty of money. But when you're the top dog, the sure bet is that someone—everyone—wants to take what you got. You just never think your own flesh and blood will pull the trigger. Now Eldorado's son, Buddy, is on the run. The thing is, Eldorado wants to let him go, but in the law of the streets, retribution has a mind of its own. . ."He lived by the code of the streets and his books vividly recreated the street jungle and its predators." — New Jersey Voice
Set against a backdrop of tension and violence, the story follows young Curtis Carson, whose gambling prowess leads to deadly consequences when his actions provoke the Chicano community. After a tragic barroom shootout linked to drug dealings leaves his brother severely injured, Curtis vows revenge, igniting a brutal conflict between black and Chicano gangs. Themes of loyalty, vengeance, and the harsh realities of street life unfold as Curtis navigates a world where every decision could cost him everything.
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’s looked after by his neighborhood’s imposing matriarch, Big Mama, while his mother works. At age twelve, his street education begins when a man named Fast Black, schools him in trickology. By thirteen, Whoreson’s a cardsharp. By sixteen, his childhood abruptly ends, and he is a full-fledged pimp, cold-blooded and ruthless, battling to understand and live up to his mother’s words, “First be a man, then be a pimp.” “All those [other black] writers, no matter how well they dealt with black experience, appealed largely to an educated, middle-class, largely white readership. They brought news of one place to the residents of another. Goines’ novels, on the other hand, are written from ground zero. They are almost unbearable. It is not the educated voice of a writer who has, so to speak, risen above his background. It is the voice of the ghetto itself.” —Michael Covino, The Village Voice
Kenyatta and his army escape from an impeding ambush on his farm by hijacking a plane they believe will take them to Africa, but the plan must suddenly change when the pilots' attempt to save the plane fails.
King David never let anything stand in his way, as he clawed his way out of the mean streets. If it took busting an old lady's head open with a Coke bottle for her last dollar, so be it. Mixing battery acid with cocaine to gain revenge was acceptable, too. Whatever it took. Then he made it big--only to find others had not forgotten, had no intention of forgiving. They came after him. He left behind a Cadillac and a diary, left it to a writer Donald Goines called "Paul Pawlowski." Like all Goines' novels, Never Die Alone is based on truth."He lived by the code of the streets and his books vividly recreated the street jungle and its predators." --New Jersey Voice
Set against the backdrop of the Mississippi swamps, George Jackson transforms from a gentle soul into a vengeful force after a tragic event involving his sister. The narrative follows his haunting quest for retribution against the four hill boys who harmed her, as he becomes a shadowy figure in the dark woods. The story delves into themes of grief, vengeance, and the loss of innocence, capturing George's descent into darkness as he confronts the perpetrators of his sister's trauma.
From the mind of Donald Goines, one of the most influential, bestselling Black authors to date, comes a edition reissue of his timeless, page-turning, bullet-riddled tale… The bad news: He was born on the streets. The good news: No one can keep him down. The bad bad news: It’s about to get real. Detroit, 1970s. Needles glitter the ground. Guns pop 24/7. Everyone’s working an angle, especially the cops. Out of this gritty urban nightmare, one man rises from the filth, ready to seize his destiny by any means necessary . . . With ice in his veins and a stable of women to keep his money rolls thick and plenty, Earl the Black Pearl has every intention of staying at the top of the brutal empire he created. But when someone starts picking off his crew, all hell is about to break loose—because Earl isn’t letting anyone threaten what he’s worked so hard to build. With the streets about to blow up into a violent free-for-all, Earl knows what he has to do—take the enemy down, or die trying . . .