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Prison Writing in 20th Century America
Prison Writing in 20th Century America
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Prison Writing in 20th Century America
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Edited by H. Bruce Franklin.
Foreword by Tom Wicker.
"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.
Published by Penguin Books 1998.
384 pages, paperback.
ISBN-10: 0140273050.
4.9 in. x 0.8 in. x 7.72 in.
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