# In the Belly of the Beast

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- Authors: [Jack Henry Abbott](https://www.bookquiver.com/jack-henry-abbott)
- Language: en_US
- Published: 1991-01-02

## Description

A visionary book in the repertoire of prison literature. When Normal Mailer was writing The Executioner's Song, he received a letter from Jack Henry Abbott, a convict, in which Abbott offered to educate...

## Editions

### In the Belly of the Beast

- Publisher: Vintage
- ISBN: 978-06-7973-237-2
- Pages: 192
- Published: 1991-01-02
- Language: en_US