Prison Writing in 20th-Century AmericaH. Bruce Franklin "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. |
Contents
AGNES SMEDLEY 18921950 | |
KATE RICHARDS OHARE 18761948 JIM TULLY 18881947 | |
CHESTER HIMES 19091984 | |
ROBERT LOWELL 19171977 | |
ICEBERG SLIM ROBERT BECK 19181992 | |
PRI THOMAS 1928 | |
ETHERIDGE KNIGHT 19311991 | |
WILLIAM WANTLING 19331974 | |
JMMY SANTAGO BACA 1952 | |
HEARD 1936 | |
PATRICA MCCONNEL 1931 | |
KATHY BOUDIN 1943 | |
MUMIA ABUJAMAL 1954 | |
PERMISSIONS | |
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