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    A Prisoner of His Own Mind
    A Prisoner of His Own Mind
    A Prisoner of His Own Mind
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    A Prisoner of His Own Mind

    By Piers Platt

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    What happens when the main character in a story becomes self aware?

    A 16-year old aspiring writer sits down to write a story. There's just one problem. Well, two problems. First, he's not a very good writer. Second, and more importantly, his main character knows it...and he's not taking it lying down. A Prisoner of His Own Mind is the absurd tale of what happens when a character fights back.

    Selected as a Penn Review finalist.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPiers Platt
    Release dateApr 6, 2014
    ISBN9781311329158
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