Daniel Genis

Daniel Genis is the author of the novel Narcotica, as well as many translations from the Russian. He began his career with a rather classical education, and finished it off with a decade in prison. These days he is concentrating on reconciling the subtleties of the Brooklyn scene with the requirements of parole. Please contact Daniel Genis at genis5000@gmail.com.

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A RARE DAY

Thanksgiving Is Better in Prison, It Turns Out

By the end of Thanksgiving, people of all races would eat together. They would not do so the next day, and never acknowledged that it had happened, but once a year it did.

Daniel Genis

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Cruel and Unusual

New York Prisons Crack Down… on Books

I read 1,046 books in my decade behind bars, one of the last cultures where libraries are still cherished. Now, a nasty new policy will ensure that inmates read less.

Daniel Genis