Albert Maltz's novel captures the racial tension of America and the failureof the American dream. As time ticks along with indifference, the inmatesof Washington's District Jail now spend their lives numbed by a dailyroutine behind bars, shut out of society. Each prisoner has a story: someare charged with assault, murder and manslaughter, others with forgery,robbery and larceny; others still were simply born to certain parents at acertain time in a certain country. A Long Day in a Short Life, first publishedin 1957 and written after Maltz's own experience of a federal prison, is apowerful indictment of the penal system and a strong reminder about theunderlying humanity of each individual.Please be advised that this audiobook contains language that some may find offensive.