{"product_id":"this-life-paperback","title":"This Life - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eQuntos Kunquest\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eZachary Lazar\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis Life\u003c\/i\u003e is the debut novel by Quntos KunQuest, a longtime inmate at Angola, the infamous Louisiana State Penitentiary. This marks the appearance of a bold, distinctive new voice, one deeply inflected by hiphop, that delves into the meaning of a life spent behind bars, the human bonds formed therein, and the poetry that even those in the most dire places can create.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Lil Chris is just nineteen when he arrives at Angola as an AU--an admitting unit, a fresh fish, a new vict. He's got a life sentence with no chance of parole, but he's also got a clear mind and sharp awareness--one that picks up quickly on the details of the system, his fellow inmates, and what he can do to claim a place at the top. When he meets Rise, a mature inmate who's already spent years in the system, and whose composure and raised consciousness command the respect of the other prisoners, Lil Chris learns to find his way in a system bent on repressing every means he has to express himself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Lil Chris and Rise channel their questions, frustrations, and pain into rap, and \u003ci\u003eThis Life\u003c\/i\u003e flows with the same cadence that powers their charged verses. It pulses with the heat of impassioned inmates, the oppressive daily routines of the prison yard, and the rap contests that bring the men of the prison together. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eThis Life\u003c\/i\u003e is told in a voice that only a man who's lived it could have--a clipped, urgent, evocative voice that surges with anger, honesty, playfulness, and a deep sense of ugly history. Angola started out as a plantation--and as \u003ci\u003eThis Life\u003c\/i\u003e makes clear, black inmates are still in a kind of enslavement there. \u003ci\u003eThis Life\u003c\/i\u003e is an important debut that commands our attention with the vigor, dynamism, and raw, consciousness-expanding energy of this essential new voice.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuntos KunQuest\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Shreveport, Louisiana in 1976. Since 1996, he has been incarcerated at the Louisiana State Prison in Angola, Louisiana. He is a musician, rapper, visual artist, and novelist. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eZachary Lazar\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of six books, including \u003ci\u003eVengeance\u003c\/i\u003e. He is a professor of English at Tulane University in New Orleans.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 250\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.5 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 08, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42699821154367,"sku":"9781572842823","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/211e740cbcec341c2c43a5a9fe2f37ec.webp?v=1765014623","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/this-life-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}