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Prison Writing in 20th-Century America

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Jun 1998
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384

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"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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Jun 1998 Penguin ISBN 0140273050
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Jun 1998 Penguin ISBN 1440621284
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Jun 1998 Penguin Books ISBN B001LGARU0
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