Books by iceberg slim12/9/2023 ![]() ![]() * the King of the Ghetto The Observer * Slim belongs to the knuckleduster-in your-face school of storytelling. Novelist and poet whose most famous novel, Pimp, is semi-autobiographical. Description: Iceberg Slim, also known as Robert Beck, was born as Robert Lee Maupin. Reviews of The Naked Soul of Iceberg Slim: Robert Beck’s Real Story Pimp: The Story of My Life 9,553 ratings June 1st 2002 by Payback Pr (first published 1967) Trick Baby 1,482 ratings November 1st. He found fame, of a sort, and appeared on The Dick Cavett Show and did speaking tours. This edition includes an introduction by Iceberg Slim’s widow, Diane Millman Beck. Gifford writes, Iceberg Slim’s books had sold some two million copies. The wisdom he gained from a life of serious excess and violence is to be found within this varied collection of soul-bearing confessions that reveal why Iceberg Slim has been revered so widely as the spokesman of the street. ![]() Make no mistake, the passion, razor-sharp perception and unflinching honesty remains and, if anything, is all the more chilling for its total directness. “The Naked Soul of Iceberg Slim”, however, proves to be something of a departure in the sense that it is a series of short personal recollections. Their refusal to compromise, coupled with their reflection of society’s underworld and underbelly, rapidly won him a major following. Iceberg Slim’s first three novels (“Pimp”, “Trick Baby” and “Mama Black Widow”) offered some of the rawest and bleakest visions of urban America ever put to paper. DOWNLOAD OPTIONS No suitable files to display here. A trip through hell by the one man who lived to tell the tale. Picking up where Trick Baby left off, we dive into the world of Johnny O’Brien, better known as White Folks. This is the story of Iceberg Slims life, as he saw, felt, tasted, and smelled it. Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over £25. Iceberg Slim, bestselling author of Pimp and Trick Baby, brings us yet another riveting classic about the most incredible con man ever to have risen. Home > Biography and Autobiography > The Naked Soul of Iceberg Slim: Robert Beck’s Real Story The Naked Soul of Iceberg Slim: Robert Beck’s Real Story By (author) Iceberg Slim Explore books by Iceberg Slim with our selection at. ![]()
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