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Pimp

by Iceberg Slim

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Inside Chicago’s mid-century street economy

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    Praised by Dave Chappelle

    Praise for the book, quoted from Dave Chappelle’s Netflix special The Bird Revelation.

AlbakiReads Editorial

Inside Chicago’s mid-century street economy

Iceberg Slim’s autobiographical novel places the sex trade within the street life of Chicago across the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s. Its account is framed from inside the world of pimping, making the relationships of power and commerce in that world central to the book. The autobiographical framing also matters: the subject is presented through Slim’s own perspective, not as a detached survey of the period. The publisher describes the material as brutal, so the book’s historical setting should not obscure the exploitation at its center.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in autobiographical accounts of street life
  • Readers exploring depictions of the sex trade in American literature

Themes

Chicago street lifeSex tradePower and exploitationMid-century America

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Book overview

"[In Pimp], Iceberg Slim breaks down some of the coldest, capitalist concepts I've ever heard in my life." --Dave Chappelle, from his Netflix special The Bird Revelation An immersive experience unlike anything before it, Pimp is the classic hustler's tale that never seems to go out of style.Iceberg Slim's autobiographical novel sent shockwaves throughout the literary world when it published in 1969. Groundbreaking for its authentic and oft-brutal account of the sex trade, the book offers readers an unforgettable look at the mores of Chicago's street life during the 1940s, 50s, and 60s. In the preface, Slim says it best, "In this book, I will take you, the reader, with me into the secret inner world of the pimp." With millions of copies sold, Pimp has become vital reading across generations of writers, entertainers and filmmakers alike, making it a timeless piece of American literature.
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