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