num_pages: 192
description: This book collects Abbott's correspondence from prison with Norman Mailer, who provides an introduction. Abbott was a convict who had served the bulk of his life in various prisons across the country. The book is a lauded entry in the repertoire of prison literature.
language: English
title: In the Belly of the Beast: Letters From Prison
titlecomplete: In the Belly of the Beast: Letters From Prison
genres: Classics, Autobiography, Psychology, Biography Memoir, Biography, Memoir, Crime, Nonfiction, True Crime, Politics
ratings_count: 1121
publisher: Vintage