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Donald Writes No More

The Life of Donald Goines, the Godfather of Street Lit

Narrated by Leon Nixon

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Pub Date Oct 22 2024 | Archive Date Oct 29 2024

Tantor Audio | Tantor Media

Biographies & Memoirs | Entertainment & Pop Culture | Nonfiction (Adult)

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For the fiftieth anniversary of his murder, this gritty, engrossing, definitive biography of the legendary Black writer Donald Goines—the Godfather of Urban Street Lit and "one of hip hop's greatest inspirations" (The Source Magazine)—is back.



Addict, thief, pimp, pusher, player—and most notably, groundbreaking writer. Donald Goines was all of these.



As a kid, Donald Goines was the product of a middle-class family. After high school, he joined the Air Force—and discovered the heroin that would rule the remainder of his life. On the streets, he turned to writing when he was straight enough to keep at it. He used the language of the streets and he wrote of its people. Goines's success was immediate and exciting. But eventually those same streets claimed him. He was murdered as he sat writing a new book. Yet his legacy continues, as a revolutionary in the literary world and also in music, with major hip-hop artists including 50 Cent, Nas, and Jay-Z all crediting Goines's novels as influences. Here is his complete story.
For the fiftieth anniversary of his murder, this gritty, engrossing, definitive biography of the legendary Black writer Donald Goines—the Godfather of Urban Street Lit and "one of hip hop's...
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A Note From the Publisher

50th anniversary of Goines death

50th anniversary of Goines death

Advance Praise

“Donald Goines is the most iconic voice in urban fiction. His masterful pen is timeless.” —Ashley Antoinette, New York Times bestselling author

“I learned to read on Donald Goines. His books are classics.” —Carl Weber, New York Times bestselling author and founder of Urban Books

“Donald Goines is the most iconic voice in urban fiction. His masterful pen is timeless.” —Ashley Antoinette, New York Times bestselling author

“I learned to read on Donald Goines. His books are...

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Available Editions

EDITION Other Format, Unabridged
ISBN 9798855520880
PRICE $19.99 (USD)
DURATION 5 Hours, 47 Minutes

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