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A Place to Stand Paperback - 2002

by Jimmy Santiago Baca

A vivid portrait of life inside a maximum-security prison and an affirmation of one man's spirit in overcoming the most brutal adversity, this award-winning memoir "stands as proof there is always hope in even the most desperate lives" ("Fort Worth Morning Star-Telegram").


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Jimmy Santiago Baca's harrowing, brilliant memoir of his life before, during, and immediately after the years he spent in a maximum-security prison garnered tremendous critical acclaim and went on to win the prestigious 2001 International Prize. Long considered one of the best poets in America today, Baca was illiterate at the age of twenty-one and facing five to ten years behind bars for selling drugs. A Place to Stand is the remarkable tale of how he emerged after his years in the penitentiary -- much of it spent in isolation -- with the ability to read and a passion for writing poetry. A vivid portrait of life inside a maximum-security prison and an affirmation of one man's spirit in overcoming the most brutal adversity, A Place to Stand "stands as proof there is always hope in even the most desperate lives" -- (Fort Worth Morning Star-Telegram). "A Place to Stand is a hell of a book, quite literally. You won't soon forget it." -- Luis Urrea, The San Diego Union-Tribune "This book will have a permanent place in American letters." -- Jim Harrison

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When I was a boy, my father always wore a pained expression and kept his head down, as if he couldn't shake what was bothering him.

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  • Title A Place to Stand
  • Author Jimmy Santiago Baca
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition [ Edition: Repri
  • Pages 272
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Grove Press, New York, New York, U.S.A.
  • Date 2002-06-10
  • ISBN 9780802139085 / 0802139086
  • Weight 0.56 lbs (0.25 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.24 x 5.54 x 0.73 in (20.93 x 14.07 x 1.85 cm)
  • Themes
    • Ethnic Orientation: Hispanic
  • Library of Congress subjects Prisons - United States, Poets, American - 20th century
  • Dewey Decimal Code B
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