The story of my life main by slim, iceberg, welsh, irvine isbn. Robert beck, better known as iceberg slim, sold more than. His abusive father left soon after his birth, and his mother abandoned her devoted second husband in favor of a street hustler, a pivotal. The story was wrought with incredibly descriptive language and lurid details. Novelist streetpoisoned at an early age pimp of all pimps began new life. The reader of the audio book also deserves praise as his voice drags you into the slums right along with iceberg and sounds like one cool cat. He briefly attended the tuskegee institute but dropped out to return to the streets of the south side, where he remained, pimping until he was fortytwo.
In the preface, slim says it best, in this book, i will take you, the reader, with me. Vilifying past predatory values, he exorcised his demons into folklore, leaving a sevenbook legacy. Groundbreaking for its authentic and oftbrutal account of the sex trade, the book offers readers an unforgettable look at the mores of chicagos street life during the 1940s, 50s, and 60s. Pimp by iceberg slim is offensive, crude, violent, disturbing, and one of the greatest books of all time. The biography of iceberg slim, by justin gifford, is an exercise in demystification. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. His name comes from his calm demeanor in intense situations, as well as his body type.
Its a book for devotees to read and savor, notes the washington post, but for those. His second novel trick baby was also turned into a film that was also named as per the book. Iceberg slims autobiographical novel offered readers a neverbeforeseen account of the sex trade, and an. Iceberg slim, also known as robert beck,was born as robert lee maupinin chicago, illinois on august 4th, 1918. The book was released in 1973 by universal pictures. Like the painter grandma moses, iceberg slim was reborn an artist after age 40. Pimp book by iceberg slim official publisher page simon. Correctional officers, especially those who screen phone calls and mail, need to be educated and well versed in the language of human trafficking. If a man becomes georgiaed, it is highly unlikely he will be able to turn the potential whore out, and he should move on.
Predictably, quite a bit of the language is sexist. Definition of iceberg slim in the idioms dictionary. Iceberg slim, author info, published books, bio, photo. This is the gritty truth, the life of a hustler in south side chicago where the only characters are those who con and those who get conned. Iceberg slim s autobiographical novel sent shockwaves throughout the literary world when it published in 1969. The book comes across as an autobiographical account of becks movement from pimp to author. The story felt mundane outside of a few quirky touches, such as a glossary of pimp slang that was employed throughout the book. The story of my life iceberg slim dances on that thread between unapologetic and remorseful. He tells us that iceberg slim was born robert lee moppins jr. The story of my life by iceberg slim vulpes libris. Its a book for devotees to read and savor, notes the washington post. I have compiled a glossary of terms for escorting for those who are unfamiliar with certain terms for example. The story of my life canons kindle edition by slim, iceberg, welsh, irvine. Its a book for devotees to read and savor, notes the washington post, but for those new to this author, there remains only one source for getting to know iceberg.
If the circumstances were better, iceberg slim might have been a very successful and legitimate entrepreneur. The story of my life to be taken advantage sexually without receiving money. But, the book is really interesting if you want to hear about the life of a pimp straight from the pimp himself. There is some sexual content and some dirty language and perhaps some references to drugs and to death. Gfe, pse, cim, french, greek, and etcsince the list of terms is so long i had to create another page just to display. Groundbreaking for its authentic and oftbrutal account of the sex trade, the book offers readers an unforgettable look at the mores. Iceberg slim, also known as robert beck, was born in chicago in 1918 and was initiated into the life of the pimp at age 18. After reading the biography, i went back to look at robert becks aka iceberg slim first book, pimp. A pimp is not allowed to show emotion to his whores, and iceberg was the extreme.
Through various events in his life, he ultimately becomes a pimp in between jail stints. Apparently, slim made himself two promises in writing his memoirs not to glamourize the life he left behind and not to snitch. Iceberg slims autobiographical novel sent shockwaves throughout the literary world when it published in 1969. Slim was a pimp who took his reallife experiences and parlayed them into a writing career. He said he was known for his frosty temperament and for staying calm in emergencies, which combined with his slim build to earn him the street name iceberg slim. The ultimate antihero, iceberg slim, takes you into the secret inner world of the pimp, and the smells, the sounds, the fears and petty triumphs of his world. Here is glossary of sex trafficking terms and slang phrases commonly used by traffickers. He briefly attended the tuskegee institute but dropped out to return to the streets of the south side, where he remained, p. Like his books, the poetry of iceberg slim is awash in the language of. Dave chappelle, from his nextflix special the bird revelationpimp sent shockwaves throughout the literary world when it published in 1969. There isnt much at the end that redeems the story or the storyteller. The book claims that during his career he had over 400 women, both. Robert beck, better known as iceberg slim, sold more than six million books before he.
The story of my life, iceberg slim recounts his personal autobiography as a intellectuallygifted teenager growing up in the world before desegregation. Iceberg slim, in the 1968 interview, promotes his book trick baby and describes the pidgeon drop con. In this astonishing account, iceberg slim reveals the secret inner world of the pimp, and the smells, sounds, fears and petty triumphs of his world. Theres another copy of this same book that has a shorter waitlist. The book claims that during his career he had over 400 women, both black and white, working for him. I think iceberg slim also inspired ice cube and ice tee. Iceberg slim august 4, 1918 april 28, 1992, was a pimp who subsequently became an author. Iceberg slim, aka robert beck, was born in chicago in 1918 and was initiated into the life of the pimp at age eighteen. Iceberg slims last book, doom fox written in 1978 but not published until 1998, contains an introduction written by icet. He spent much of his childhood in milwaukee and rockford, illinoisbefore returning to chicago as a teenager his father having abandoned them, slims mother supported the family by working as a domestic and operating a beauty shop.
The unmodified term iceberg usually refers to the irregular masses of ice formed by the calving of glaciers along an orographically rough coast, whereas tabular icebergs and ice islands are calved from an ice shelf. Iceberg slim is a top 100 bestselling author making our list 6 times. Iceberg slim is the true definition of a person with issues. The story of my life 2002 read online free book by. Many of the current musical references to pimp culture, for example in the work of snoop dogg and too short, can be traced back to iceberg slim. His shrewd implementation of a high iq of 175 as he claims and a slick, effortless way with words are themes youll see throughout the book.
He briefly attended the tuskegee institute but dropped out to return to the streets of the south side, where he. This isnt a book you read because you want eroticism. Before id touch a square bitchs slit, id suck a thousand clappy pricks and swim through liquid shit, they got green puke between their rotten toes, and snot runs from their funky nose, i hope square bitches become syphilitic wrecks, i hope they fall through their own assholes and break their motherfucking necks. Buy a cheap copy of trick baby book by iceberg slim. Gfe, pse, cim, french, greek, and etcsince the list of terms is so long i had to create another page just to display them all, you can access the list here for your convenience. I bought the audio book which doesnt have the vocabulary or glossary, so i am unable to understand what he is saying sometimes. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Iceberg slim is such a fantastic author he manages to make the pimp game sound shakespearean.
Two copies available for download if you want to skip the queue. It is interesting to see how much of the vocabulary that the author and publishers felt required a glossary when the book was published is part of the mainstream these days. Pimp by iceberg slim in pimp, iceberg slim breaks down some of the coldest. His third, and harshest prison sentence 10 months in steel solitary at the cook county house of corrections finally crushed the pimp right out of him. Iceberg slim made his debut as an author with the book pimp.
The prose he uses is one of the most beautiful writing styles ive ever come across. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading pimp. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from iceberg slimm at the discogs marketplace. Here is glossary of sex trafficking terms and slang phrases commonly. Iceberg slim was the pseudonym of robert beck 19181992, who wrote crime fiction and nonfiction books. The tone of his fiction has been acknowledged as an influence by, ice t. Iceberg slim was the pseudonym of the novelist otherwise known as robert beck. I should add in haste at this point that in order to continue with this book there is a glossary of terms in the back iceberg slims original which. Iceberg slim oder robert beck, eigentlich robert lee maupin 4. Iceberg slim was obviously intelligent and articulate. Iceberg slim born robert lee maupin or robert moppins, jr. Below is a list of iceberg slims books in order of when they were originally released. According to his memoir, pimp, slim started pimping at 18 and continued until age 42.
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