Jack and Norman: A State-Raised Convict and the Legacy of Norman Mailer's "The Executioner's Song"
by:
Jerome Loving (author)
This is the story of an author and his apprentice. It is the story of literary influence and tragedy. It is also the story of incarceration in America.Norman Mailer was writing The Executioner’s Song, his novel about condemned killer Gary Gilmore, when he struck up a correspondence with Jack...
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This is the story of an author and his apprentice. It is the story of literary influence and tragedy. It is also the story of incarceration in America.Norman Mailer was writing The Executioner’s Song, his novel about condemned killer Gary Gilmore, when he struck up a correspondence with Jack Henry Abbott, Federal Prisoner 87098-132. Over time, Abbott convinced the famous a
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Format: Hardcover
ISBN:
9781250106995 (1250106990)
Pages no: 240
Edition language: English