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American prison literature is literature written by Americans who are incarcerated. It is a distinct literary phenomenon that is increasingly studied as such by academics. [1] In the words of Arnold Erickson: Prison has been a fertile setting for artists, musicians, and writers alike.
The first novel by author Richard Wright (1908-1960), “Native Son,” is the tragic tale of a 20-year-old Black man who accidentally kills a white woman and suffers dearly for this transgression ...
From powerful essays, personal stories, non-fiction accounts of mass incarceration and police violence, Black authors have shared their experiences through the written word. 13 Books by Black ...
African American literature is the body of literature produced in the United States by writers of African descent. Olaudah Equiano (c. 1745–1797) was an African man who wrote The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, an autobiography published in 1789 that became one of the first influential works about the transatlantic slave trade and the experiences of enslaved Africans.
William Wells Brown (November 6, 1814 – November 6, 1884) was an American abolitionist, novelist, playwright, and historian. Born into slavery near Mount Sterling, Kentucky, Brown escaped to Ohio in 1834 at the age of 19.
The works of these writers span multiple genres, from historical fiction to memoirs to sci-fi. You know what they say: […] 15 Black authors whose books you need to read
Prison literature is the literary genre of works written by an author in unwilling confinement, such as a prison, jail or house arrest. [1] The writing can be about prison, informed by it, or simply incidentally written while in prison. It could be a memoir, nonfiction, or fiction.
The poetic story tells of Pecola Breedlove—an 11-year-old Black American girl who prays for her eyes to turn blue so people will view her as beautiful. Shop Now The Bluest Eye