Prison life writing : conversion and the literary roots of the U.S. prison system /

"The first full-length study of prison life writing, this book shows how the autobiographical literature of incarcerated people is consistently based on a conversion narrative, the same narrative that underpins prison rehabilitation. By demonstrating how prison life writing interlocks with inst...

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Main Author: Rolston, Simon, 1977- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada : Wilfrid Laurier University Press, [2021]
Series:Life writing series.
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Online Access:CONNECT