A Question Of Freedom: A Memoir Of Learning, Survival, And Coming Of Age In Prison
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ISBN : 9781583333488
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A Question of Freedom: A Memoir of Learning, Survival, and Coming of Age in Prison
A powerful debut memoir from a published poet and emerging writer. At the age of sixteen, R. Dwayne Betts- a good student from a lower-middle-class family-carjacked a man with a friend. He had never held a gun before, but within a matter of minutes he had committed six felonies. In Virginia, carjacking is a "certifiable" offense, meaning that Dwayne would be treated as an adult under state law. A bright young kid, weighing only 126 pounds- not enough to fill out a medium T-shirt -he served his eight-year sentence as part of the adult population in some of the worst prisons in the state. A Question of Freedom is a coming-of-age story, with the unique twist that it takes place in prison. Utterly alone-and with the growing realization that he really is not going home any time soon-Dwayne confronts profound questions about violence, freedom, crime, race, and the justice system. Above all, A Question of Freedom is about a quest for identity-one that guarantees Dwayne's survival in a hostile environment and that incorporates an understanding of how his own past led to the moment of his crime.
Specification of A Question of Freedom: A Memoir of Learning, Survival, and Coming of Age in Prison
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Author | R. Dwayne Betts |
Binding | Hardcover |
Language | English |
Edition | First Edition |
ISBN-10 | 1583333487 |
ISBN-13 | 9781583333488 |
Publisher | Avery |
Publication Year | 2009 |
DIMENSIONS | |
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Height | 6.3 inch. |
Length | 0.96 inch. |
Width | 9.3 inch. |
Weight | 0.95 pounds. |
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