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June 30, 2021

Simon Rolston Examines the Complex History and "Fraught Literary Territory" of Prison Life Writing

Prison life writing—personal nonfiction written by imprisoned people—can be considered a unique genre under the larger umbrella of memoir. Complex, politically and emotionally charged, and at times ...

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