Malcolm Braly

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Malcolm Braly


Born
in Portland, Oregon, The United States
July 25, 1925

Died
April 07, 1980

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Abandoned by his parents, Braly lived between foster homes and institutions for delinquent children, and by the time he was forty had spent nearly seventeen years in prison for burglary, serving time at Nevada State Prison, San Quentin, and Folsom State Prison. He wrote three novels behind bars, Felony Tank (1961), Shake Him Till He Rattles (1963), and It’s Cold Out There (1966), and upon his release in 1965 began to work on On the Yard. When prison authorities learned of the book they threatened to revoke his parole, and he was forced to complete it in secret. Published in 1967, after Braly’s parole had expired, On the Yard received wide acclaim. It was followed by his autobiography, False Starts: A Memoir of San Quentin and Other Prisons ...more

Average rating: 4.05 · 765 ratings · 100 reviews · 12 distinct worksSimilar authors
On the Yard

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4.07 avg rating — 661 ratings — published 1967 — 19 editions
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False Starts: A Memoir of S...

4.18 avg rating — 40 ratings — published 1976 — 5 editions
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Felony Tank

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3.71 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 1976 — 7 editions
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Shake Him Till He Rattles /...

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Shake Him Til He Rattles

3.63 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1963 — 7 editions
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The Protector

3.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1979
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It's Cold Out There

3.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1976 — 5 editions
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En el patio

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