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Publisher Note

A Poor Imitation of Death is a complex and collaborative narrative about youth in prison: meshing photographs with the youth’s handwritten letters, poems, and artwork to create a unique and authentic voice that speaks about the realities of life in prison. It tells a harsh story: full of despair, raw emotion and injustice but also of incredible resilience, inner strength and huge potential for change. It indicts an inhumane and broken California prison system that has changed little over two decades.

Photobook

A Poor Imitation of Death

— Youth in the California Prison System

by Ara Oshagan

Publisher
Edition 1st edition
Release Date 2024
Credits
Artist: Ara Oshagan
Identifiers
ISBN-13: 9781954119307
Work  
Subform Photobook
Topics Prigioni, Prison
Methods Photography
Language English
Format Hardcover
Dimensions 23.5 × 18.4 cm
Pages 150