Donald goines biography book
Donald goines biography book...
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Donald Goines
American writer (–)
Donald Goines | |
|---|---|
| Born | ()December 15, Detroit, Michigan, US |
| Died | October 21, () (aged&#;37) Highland Park, Michigan, US |
| Pen name | Al C.
Clark |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Literary movement | Black literature |
| Notable works | Kenyatta series (Crime Partners, Death List, Kenyatta's Escape, Kenyatta's Last Hit) Black Gangster Dopefiend Never Die Alone Whoreson |
Donald Goines (pseudonym: Al C.
Clark; December 15, – October 21, ) was an African-American writer of urban fiction.[1] His novels were deeply influenced by the work of Iceberg Slim.
Early life and family
Goines was born in Detroit, Michigan on December 15, His parents were a middle-class Black Catholic couple that ran a laundry business.
His mother Myrtle Goines told Goines that her family was descended from Jefferson Davis and a woman who was enslaved.[2][3] Donald was the middle child of three, and the only son.&#