Description
In this searing autobiography, Iceberg Slim opens a door into the secret inner world of the pimp—one defined by street logic, constant danger, and the small, hard-won victories that keep a man moving. Tracing his rise from a childhood shaped by betrayal and survival to his emergence as a notorious figure of the Chicago underworld, the narrative follows a relentless pursuit of power amid fear, brutality, and moral compromise. With vivid sensory detail and a voice that feels both confessional and unsparing, the book explores themes of exploitation, identity, ambition, and the costs of living by the rules of the wrong side of the tracks. Part warning and part testament, this is a harrowing portrait of cunning and greed that ultimately asks what a “survivor” becomes when survival demands everything.
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paperback
Canongate Books
Published Jan 1, 2009
337 pages
ISBN: 9781847674753
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Details
First Published
1967
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Pimp: The Story of My Life by Iceberg Slim.