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B O O K SB E H I N D
B A R SFamous authors and
the i r works penned whi lein pr i son .
W R I T I N G I N P R I S O N
We’ve wr i t ten in the pas t about poet ry and wr i t ing he lp ing inmatescope wi th the i r thoughts and fee l ings whi le beh ind bars . Wr i t ing i s a
powerfu l in f luence in th i s way– i t can be a mechan i sm that a l l owsinmates to express the i r thoughts in a more product ive way .
Some of the l i t e rary wor ld ' s greates t works were penned (or d i c ta ted)f rom beh ind bars . Here are a few.
T H E T R A V E L S O F M A R C O P O L O
Written by Rustichello da Pisa and
dictated by Marco Polo during his
stay in a Genoa prison.
Details his travels around the
world, including China.
~1300
M A R C OP O L O
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L E T T E R F R O M B I R M I N G H A M J A I L
Written by the immensely influential
leader of the Civil Rights movement
during his prison stay for protesting.
In the letter, he urged others to
continue their peaceful protests and
civil disobedience. 1963
M A R T I NL U T H E RK I N G J R .
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D E P R O F U N D I S
Imprisoned on counts of indecency
with another man, Wilde wrote a
long letter to his former lover Lord
Alfred Douglas. It was published
after his death in 1905.
1905 (written around 1899)
O S C A RW I L D E
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L E T T E R S F R O M" C O N V E R S A T I O N S W I T H
M Y S E L F "
Mandela, a leader in the fight
against apartheid in South Africa
was convicted of conspiracy and
sentenced to prison. While there, he
wrote numerous letters, later
reproduced in the book
"Conversations with Myself."1969
N E L S O NM A N D E L A
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D O N Q U I X O T E
One of the first great European
novels, Don Quixote became one of
the most influential and highly
studied works of the 17th century.
Cervantes wrote the work while
spending time in prison for debt.1605
M I G U E L D EC E R V A N T E S
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T H E P R I N C E
One of the first works of modern
philosophy, The Prince discusses the
ideas and philosophies of politics,
and power, and gives advice to
those in positions of power.
1605
N I C C O L O M A C H I A V E L L I
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