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

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      'Too often, this major cultural icon for our times has been criminally ignored'. Irvine Welsh

      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 epicent...

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      Product ID:9780857869777
      Product Form:Paperback / softback
      Country of Manufacture:GB
      Title:Mama Black Widow
      Subtitle:A Story of the South's Black Underworld
      Authors:Author: Iceberg Slim
      Page Count:256
      Subjects:Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
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      'Too often, this major cultural icon for our times has been criminally ignored'. Irvine Welsh

      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 intense story ever penned by the man whose work has come to be regarded as the epitome of street fiction.


      Imprint Name:Canongate Books
      Publisher Name:Canongate Books
      Country of Publication:GB
      Publishing Date:2012-10-18

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      Weight192 g
      Dimensions199 × 133 × 15 mm