"Harrowing in their frank detail and desperate tone, the selections in this anthology pack an emotional wallop...Should be required reading for anyone concerned about the violence in our society and the high rate of recidivism."--Publishers Weekly. Includes work by: Jack London, Nelson Algren, Chester Himes, Jack Henry Abbott, Robert Lowell, Malcolm X, Mumia Abu-Jamal, and Piri Thomas.

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Format: TradePaperback
Author: Franklin, H. Bruce
ISBN: 9780140273052
Condition: Used
Dimensions: 7.78 x 0.92
Number Of Pages: 384
Publication Year: 1998

Prison Writing in 20th-Century America

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