The Glass Cell AUTH-3682498 Bryan Cheyette is Chair in

Bryan Cheyette is Chair in Modern Literature and Culture at the University of Reading

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The Glass Cell AUTH-3682498 Bryan Cheyette is Chair inRife with overtones of Dostoyevsky, The Glass Cell, first published forty years ago, combines a quintessential Highsmith mystery with a penetrating critique of the psychological devastation wrought by the prison system. Falsely convicted of fraud, the easygoing but naive Philip Carter is sentenced to six lonely, drug ravaged years in prison. Upon his release, Carter is a more suspicious and violent man. For those around him, earning back his trust can