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

By Simon Rolston

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1771125179
• ISBN13: 9781771125178
• Release Date: June 2021
• Publisher: Wilfrid Laurier University Press
• Length: 301 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.2" x 8.0"