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A Short List Of Great Fictional Prison Book Ever Written

By Debra Wood


When speaking of literature, it contains many branches and genres that are each identified by definitive qualities it contains. As the years go by, more genres are added to that growing list, some combinations of two genres and others a new one altogether. One of those is called prison literature, wherein the person who created the book was trapped or confined in a specific location against their will.

Furthermore, this includes authors who were trapped in prisons, jails, or even house arrest. The contents of their writing may be about the establishment they are trapped in like their musings and experiences. It could also be anything at all, as long as it was coincidentally written in jail. In line with this, stated below is a definitive list of the best Fictional Prison Book.

Fyodor Dostoyevsky is a popular and prominent author in genres of philosophy, religion, and politics. A novel he wrote that stands out is The House of the Dead, which recounts tales based on convicts who spent some time in the infamous prison camps based in Siberia. It contained many elements of Realism, and referenced events and facts, but were not confirmed by Dostoyevsky himself.

Orange is the New Black is known mostly as a popular series, available in major streaming sites. However, what most people are not aware of, is that it was actually a book written by Piper Kerman. It is considered to be her memoir, following the experience of being imprisoned after being convicted of money laundering and drug trafficking.

A book that garnered some controversy is Darkness at Noon by Arthur Koestler. It gained some notoriety during its time of release because it contained some implications and heavy references to the trials that took place in Moscow. Koestler has not made any comments towards it but nevertheless, the work received high praise and was even enlisted as his best work ever published.

Margaret Atwood authored Alias Grace, published during the mid nineties. After its initial release, it went on to become enlisted and subsequently won a few awards. The plot revolve around the murders that took place in eighteen forty three, where Thomas Kinnear and his housekeeper named Nancy Montgomery were killed. The culprits were two servants working for Thomas himself who conspired to do it together.

Jack London wrote the novel titled The Star Rover, which is essentially a science fiction work but contains elements of prison genre as well. The story focuses on Darell, a professor who works at a University who is required to serve a life imprisonment sentence because he killed someone. The appointed officials then began to torture him by forcing him to wear a torture jacket that was so tight that it compressed his body painfully. To withstand this, he learns to force himself into an astral projection state to escape the pain he felt.

Activist Jean Genet made Our Lady of the Flowers. The plot takes place in an underground Parisian community. The lead character comes to terms with his current condition and the lifestyle he is exposed to. The area is filled with a lot of homosexuals, whom he observes from a distance and subsequently makes friends with.

Memoirs from the Women Prison is by Nawal El Saadawi. It recounts the objectification and discrimination women experience during imprisonment. It focus on sexism forced upon them that made their time spent there twice as hard.




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