Of course, prison life is hard. I was just reading this
article and this got my attention:
Quote:
Mr Standen, once a senior Crime Commission officer, complained about his conditions yesterday, asking to be released on bail and placed under ''virtual house arrest'' at his father's house in Sydney. Mr Standen has no access to the prison library, but was allowed to receive a novel sent to him.
The book Shantaram is the account of a man who escaped from prison and fled to India and ''everyone in jail read it before it was approved'', Mr Standen said. He has completed his law degree, but has no access to other courses. And on some days he is not released at all from his cell - a room ''six paces by three paces''.
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It begs the question: If you could request only one novel to read in prison, what would you ask for?