Prison Writing in 20th-Century America
H. Bruce Franklin
(Editor)
Tom Wicker
(Foreword by)
Description
"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.Product Details
Price
$18.00
$16.74
Publisher
Penguin Books
Publish Date
June 01, 1998
Pages
384
Dimensions
5.16 X 7.78 X 0.92 inches | 0.68 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9780140273052
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About the Author
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.
