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Jack Henry Abbott

Born

in Oscoda, Michigan, The United States

January 21, 1944

Died

February 10, 2002

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Jack Henry Abbott was an American criminal and author. He was released from prison in 1981 after gaining praise for his writing and being lauded by a number of high-profile literary critics, including author Norman Mailer. Six weeks after his release, however, he fatally knifed a man during an altercation, was convicted of manslaughter and returned to prison, where he committed suicide in 2002.

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Average rating: 3.55 · 1,318 ratings · 137 reviews · 5 distinct works • Similar authors

	In the Belly of the Beast: Letters From Prison 3.56 avg rating — 1,305 ratings — published 1981 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	My Return by Jack Henry Abbott, Naomi Zack (Contributor) 3.42 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 1987 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	In the Belly of the Beast by Jack Henry Abbott, Norman Mailer (Introduction) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How Do Prisons Affect Criminals? 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“One morning I woke up and was plunged into psychological shock. I had forgotten I was free.”
― Jack Henry Abbott

tags: self-control, state-of-mind, time-passing

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“The only time they appear human is when you have a knife at their throats. The instant you remove it, they fall back into animality. Obscenity.”
― Jack Henry Abbott, In the Belly of the Beast: Letters From Prison

tags: prison-guards

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“I would never say, to justify a lapse in principle, "I am only human"--as though that were some kind of justification for weakness, moral weakness. Flesh and blood is much, much stronger than fools believe.”
― Jack Henry Abbott, In the Belly of the Beast: Letters From Prison

tags: flesh-blood, fools

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