Prison Life Writing: Conversion and the Literary Roots of the U.S. Prison System by Rolston, Simon
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Prison Life Writing: Conversion and the Literary Roots of the U.S. Prison System by Rolston, Simon

Prison Life Writing: Conversion and the Literary Roots of the U.S. Prison System

Wilfrid Laurier University Press
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$36.74

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Prison Life Writing is the first full-length study of one of the most controversial genres in American literature. By exploring the complicated relationship between life writing and institutional power, this book reveals the overlooked aesthetic innovations of incarcerated people and the surprising literary roots of the U.S. prison system.

Author: Simon Rolston
Publisher: Wilfrid Laurier University Press
Published: 06/30/2021
Pages: 301
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 7.95h x 5.20w x 0.79d
ISBN13: 9781771125178
ISBN10: 1771125179
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs
- Social Science | Criminology
- Psychology | Industrial & Organizational Psychology