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Prison Writing in 20th-Century America

Prison Writing in 20th-Century America - Paperback

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Availability:In StockContributor:H. Bruce Franklin (Editor), Tom Wicker (Foreword by)Audience:Young AdultPublish date:1998-06-01Pages:384
Language:EnglishPublisher:Penguin Publishing GroupISBN-13:9780140273052ISBN-10:140273050UPC:9780140273052Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Anthologies (multiple authors), Literary, PsychologicalSize:7.78 x 5.16 x 0.92 inchesWeight:0.6812Product ID:SCCZSRME8P
"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.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Penguin Publishing GroupISBN-13:9780140273052ISBN-10:140273050UPC:9780140273052Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Anthologies (multiple authors), Literary, PsychologicalSize:7.78 x 5.16 x 0.92 inchesWeight:0.6812Product ID:SCCZSRME8P
Tom Wicker covered American politics at The New York Times from 1960 to the early 1990s, when he succeeded Arthur Krock as writer of the "In the Nation" column. He is the author of several books of nonfiction, including One of Us: Richard Nixon and the American Dream, and JFK and LBJ, as well as several novels.
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group

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H. Bruce Franklin (Editor), Tom Wicker (Foreword by)

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