H-Unit - A Story of Writing and Redemption Behind the Walls of San Quentin

Riassunto

The bold account of launching an innovative creative writing class inside San Quentin and the journey of hardship, inspiration, & redemption of its members, from New York Times bestselling authors.

San Quentin State Prison would be an unlikely place to look for writing talent. But Keith and Kent Zimmerman, twin brothers and New York Times bestselling co-authors of Operation Family Secrets, have found creative passion, a range of gritty, authentic voices, and a path to hope and redemption behind the guarded walls of the prisons H-Unitthrough a creative writing course they founded almost a decade ago.

H-Unit: A Story of Writing and Redemption Behind the Walls of San Quentin is the dramatic account of hope and purpose that explores Keith and Kents experience teaching the class and their students experience in the Literary Throwdown writing competition. Seen from the inside, H-Unit is written in an authentic voice and tells the story of real-life characters, from the recidivous Big Bob to the incorrigible Midget Porn, whose lives are transformed by the written word.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Keith Zimmerman, Kent Zimmerman, Zimmerman Keith, Zimmerman Kent
• Editore: Ingram Publishers Services
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 04.10.2012
• EAN: 9781596528550
• ISBN: 978-1-59652-855-0
• Pagine: 264
• Dimensioni: 160 mm x 236 mm x 34 mm
• Illustrazioni: Illustrationen, nicht spezifiziert
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Diritto > Diritto penale, diritto processuale penale, criminologia; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Penology, Memoirs, Penology and punishment, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Memoirs