Pimping fictions : African American crime literature and the untold story of Black pulp publishing /

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"Lush sex and stark violence colored Black and served up raw by a great Negro writer, " promised the cover of Run Man Run, Chester Himes' pioneering novel in the black crime fiction tradition. In this book, the author provides a hard-boiled investigation of hundreds of pulpy paperback...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gifford, Justin, 1975-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia PA : Temple University Press, 2013.
Colección:UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. Literature.
Temas:
Himes, Chester B., > 1909-1984 > Criticism and interpretation.
Goines, Donald, > 1937-1974 > Criticism and interpretation.
Iceberg Slim, > 1918-1992. > Pimp.
Goines, Donald, > 1937-1974.
Himes, Chester B., > 1909-1984.
Holloway House Publishing Co. > History.
Holloway House Publishing Co.
American fiction > African American authors > History and criticism.
Detective and mystery stories, American > History and criticism.
Urban fiction, American > History and criticism.
African Americans in literature.
Crime in literature.
Pulp literature, American > Publishing > History.
Roman américain > Auteurs noirs américains > Histoire et critique.
Noirs américains dans la littérature.
Criminalité dans la littérature.
Littérature de gare américaine > Édition > Histoire.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Mystery & Detective.
American fiction > African American authors.
Detective and mystery stories, American.
Urban fiction, American.
English.
Languages & Literatures.
American Literature.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"Lush sex and stark violence colored Black and served up raw by a great Negro writer, " promised the cover of Run Man Run, Chester Himes' pioneering novel in the black crime fiction tradition. In this book, the author provides a hard-boiled investigation of hundreds of pulpy paperbacks written by Himes, Donald Goines, and Iceberg Slim (aka Robert Beck), among many others. The author draws from an impressive array of archival materials to provide a literary and cultural history of this distinctive genre.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (217 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781439908129
1439908125
1439908109
9781439908105
9781299132535
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1439908117
9781439908112

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