March 25, 2004
Donald Goines Rediscovered
As one of his books is brought to the big screen by DMX and Juice director Ernest Dickerson, Lola Ogunnaike introduces Times readers to Donald Goines, the godfather of Black pulp fiction who should be familiar to any hip-hop listener. The best coverage of Goines I've seen was in FEDS magazine, where they scored interviews with a bunch of his family members, I wish that was online somewhere. This Times piece is cool although the headline annoys me for some reason:
Credentials for Pulp Fiction: Pimp and Drug Addict
His was undoubtedly the path least traveled toward literary
achievement: Pimp. Armed robber. Convict. Heroin addict. In
his abbreviated time on this earth, Donald Goines, murdered
in 1974 at 36, was all of the above. And yet he became one
of the most popular black pulp-fiction writers of the
1970's, producing 16 paperback novels in under five years.
Tomorrow the movie "Never Die Alone," adapted from
Goines's 1974 book of the same name, is to open across the
country. It is the first Goines work to become a major
motion picture. (In 2001 the movie version of his "Crime
Partners" went straight to DVD.) Starring the rapper and
actor DMX as King David, a ruthless drug dealer, and David
Arquette as Paul, a reporter whose fortunes are suddenly
changed by a chance encounter with King David, the film is
told in flashbacks and is a dark look at one man's
fruitless search for redemption.
"Never Die Alone" comes at a time when Goines's novels are
experiencing a resurgence in popularity, fueled by prison
literacy programs, hip-hop music and now academia. In Crime
and Punishment in American Literature, a course at Rutgers
University this spring, Goines's debut novel, "Dopefiend,"
will be taught alongside classics by Upton Sinclair, Herman
Melville and Frederick Douglass. His books, which
painstakingly explore society's sordid underbelly, are
must-reads for prison inmates across the country.
"Donald Goines is across the board our most requested
writer," said Mary Driscoll, an outreach librarian who
works with the Dane County Jail in Wisconsin. "Because he
lived the life, his books really speak to that population..."
The film, meanwhile, is getting trashed by AP and Hollywood Reporter, but Newsday and the Times' own Elvis Mitchell give a thumbs up. Mitchell's penchant for random pop-culture allusions has become a running joke, but he kept it to a minimum here unless you count the Big Daddy Kane reference.
Posted by jsmooth995 at March 25, 2004 05:54 PM
okay, i'll bite- when did donald goines books ever go away?
Posted by: bee at March 25, 2004 10:27 PM
Has DMX ever been in a good movie? Don't know how i feel about this. The Hughes Brothers did direct this so it might not be too bad after all. I thought DP and Menace were good.
Posted by: quimby at March 25, 2004 10:28 PM
Elvis made a hilarious reference the other week . . . I don't remember the specifics, but it was essentially: "(Film character X) scares (Film Character Y) more than EMI's lawyers scare Danger Mouse."
Now that, my friends, is film criticism.
Posted by: David at March 26, 2004 12:04 PM
i have read most of donald goines books.i think he was a very good writer and he touch on topics that are real in todays world.if you have never been through poverty an hard times then of course you wouldn't undestand.i think crime partners was good and i am looking forward to seeing "Never Die Alone". Thumbs up for finally giving donald goines the recognition he deserves.
Posted by: shan at March 27, 2004 09:17 AM
I enjoyed reading books by Donald Goines. I especially liked reading Never Die Alone. I think that Donald Goines was a very good writer, he could put a vivid picture in your head of a room, or a background, or a character, and he was so artistic, craftmatic, and poetic. But if there was anybody that could come close to the type of style that Donald Goines had I think that it would be Ice Berg Slim who the book "Trick Baby."
Posted by: Louis Barney at May 21, 2004 12:46 AM
I was first introduced to Donald Goines by my brother upon his return from the Army. The very first novel I read of Donald Goines was Black Gangsta. Since then I have read ALL of his novels. I must add that I have read Black Gangsta a total of 100+ times. Each time I read the novel, I learn more of Donald Goines. His books are so informative yet gritty. My plans are to complete a screenplay of the book so that it can be adapted for film. I guess I am subjective when I say that Black Gangsta is the best of all of his books, seeing as I have read it so many times. I have introduced my son to Donald Goines and I believe he will be a true fan of such a great writer. God Bless and keep Donald Goines' writings immortalized.
Posted by: JT at July 21, 2004 11:30 AM
I was introduced to Donald Goines books about 5 years ago. I have read 8 of his books and I am currently reading Crime Partners. I am glad he is finally getting the recognition he deserves and hope to see more of his movies turn into screenplays.
Posted by: Kay at August 5, 2004 10:08 AM
I read my first Donald Goines book while in high school about five years ago. My mom had a box of used books, I pulled out a book titled Black Girl Lost, this book was deep. I never ever have read any book by anyone else that has touched me so. I also saw the movie "Never Die Alone." After watching that I became emotional all over again.
Posted by: Nas at September 3, 2004 04:00 PM
GOINES IS SOMETHING EVERY BLACK YOUTH IN AMERICA SHOULD READ AT ANY AGE AFTER 15. ITS AN EYE OPENER TO THE WORLD AND WHATS GOING ON IN THE LIVES OF THOSE WHO ARE NOT AS FORTUNATE AS SOME OF US.
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