Bibliograph

In the belly of the beast, letters from prison, Jack Henry Abbott ; with an introduction by Norman Mailer

Type

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In the belly of the beast, letters from prison, Jack Henry Abbott ; with an introduction by Norman Mailer

Language

eng

resource.biographical

autobiography

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

In the belly of the beast

Oclc number

23020567

Responsibility statement

Jack Henry Abbott ; with an introduction by Norman Mailer

Sub title

letters from prison

Table Of Contents

State-raised convict -- Varieties of punishment -- The hole : solitary confinement -- The prison staff -- The inmates -- Gods and drugs -- Choosing sides : Communists and Marxism -- American violence/American justice : the legal system -- Capital punishment and Gary Gilmore -- Racism in America and behind bars -- Foreign affairs -- Freedom?

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