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Mama Black Widow: A Story of the South´s Black Underworld

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Description for Mama Black Widow: A Story of the South´s Black Underworld Paperback. Poisoned by the bigotry and abuse she suffered in early life, she in turn infects those that surround her. The damage she does to all she loves is deeply disturbing, no-one is left unscarred. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 133 x 15. Weight in Grams: 176. 244 pages. Poisoned by the bigotry and abuse she suffered in early life, she in turn infects those that surround her. The damage she does to all she loves is deeply disturbing, no-one is left unscarred. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 199 x 133 x 15. Weight: 208.

Iceberg Slim's third slice of ghetto life is recounted straight from the hip by Otis Tilson, a schizophrenic and ageing drag queen. However, the dominating presence and epicentre of this tragic tale is his suffocating mother - Mama Black Widow.

Poisoned by the bigotry and abuse she suffered in early life, she in turn infects those that surround her. The damage she does to all she loves is deeply disturbing, no-one is left unscarred.

Set in the dark hell of double standard justice, radical bigotry and criminal economic freeze-out, Mama Black Widow, proves arguably to be the most ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
Canongate Books
Number of pages
244
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780857869777
SKU
V9780857869777
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-23

About Iceberg Slim
Robert Beck (1918-1992), aka Iceberg Slim, is the best known pimp of all time. He grew up in the mean streets of Southside Chicago where he became involved in the underworld that was to shape his life. He eventually left the pimping game after his third stretch in jail and began to write. He wrote seven books, all published by ... Read more

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