The part of me which wanders through my mind and never sees or feels actual objects, but which lives in and moves through my passions and my emotions, experiences this world as a horrible nightmare.
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Imagine a thousand more such daily intrusions in your life, every hour and minute of every day, and you can grasp the source of this paranoia, this anger that could consume me at any moment if I lost control.
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Birth: | 21st January, 1944 |
Death: | 10th February, 2002 |
Nationality: | American |
Profession: | Author, Criminal |
Jack Henry Abbott was born in Oscoda, Michigan, USA. He was an American criminal and author. He was released from prison in 1981, while serving sentences for forgery, manslaughter and bank robbery, after gaining praise for his writing and being lauded by a number of high-profile literary critics, including author Norman Mailer. He wrote several books include: In the Belly of the Beast, My return, and How Do Prisons Affect Criminals?
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