A Long Day in a Short Life - Albert Maltz torrent

Category: Literature, Novel
Language: English
Keywords: 1950's Biographical Naxos Prison Race

Written by Albert Maltz
Read by Rupert Degas
Format: MP3
Bitrate: Mixed
Unabridged

Albert Maltz’s novel captures the racial tension of America and the failure of the American dream. As time ticks along with indifference, the inmates of Washington’s District Jail now spend their lives numbed by a daily routine behind bars, shut out of society. Each prisoner has a story: some are charged with assault, murder and manslaughter, others with forgery, robbery and larceny; others still were simply born to certain parents at a certain time in a certain country. A Long Day in a Short Life, first published in 1957 and written after Maltz’s own experience of a federal prison, is a powerful indictment of the penal system and a strong reminder about the underlying humanity of each individual.

Introduction by Patrick Chura

April 15, 2024
14 hrs and 18 mins