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Eye of the Hurricane

My Path from Darkness to Freedom

by (author) Rubin "Hurricane" Carter & Ken Klonsky

foreword by Nelson Mandela

Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Initial publish date
Jan 2011
Category
Sports, African American Studies, General
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781569768228
    Publish Date
    Jan 2011
    List Price
    $15.99
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781613748152
    Publish Date
    Aug 2013
    List Price
    $18.95
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9781569765685
    Publish Date
    Jan 2011
    List Price
    $29.95

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Eye of the Hurricane: My Path from Darkness to Freedom is a self-portrait of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, a twentieth-century icon and controversial victim of the U.S. justice system turned spokesperson for the wrongfully convicted. In this moving narrative Dr. Carter tells of all the "prisons" he has survived--from his childhood through his wrongful incarceration and after. A spiritual as well as a factual autobiography, Eye of the Hurricane explores Carter's personal philosophy, born of the unimaginable duress of wrongful imprisonment and conceived through his defiance of the brutal institution of prison and ten years of solitary confinement. His is not a comfortable story or a comfortable philosophy, but it offers hope for those who have none and serves as a call to action for those who abhor injustice. Eye of the Hurricane may well change the way we view crime and punishment in the twenty-first century.

About the authors

Rubin "Hurricane" Carter's profile page

Ken Klonsky, co-author of Dr. Rubin Carter’s Eye of the Hurricane, is a former Toronto teacher and writer now living in Vancouver. He works as Director of Media Relations, and advocates for prisoners, at Innocence International, the organization conceived by Dr. Carter to help free wrongly convicted prisoners worldwide. Songs of Aging Children, Klonsky’s collection of short stories about troubled youth, was published in 1992, and Taking Steam, a play co-authored with the late Brian Shein, was staged in New York and Toronto in 1983.

Ken Klonsky's profile page

Nelson Mandela's profile page

Editorial Reviews

"Long story short, if Eye of the Hurricane doesn’t inspire you, nothing will."  “

Smooth Magazine

"An uplifting tale of how a man can transcend shackles of all sorts."  “Globe and Mail

"A wonderful and inspiring book. I expected gritty?it’s based on the life of Rubin “Hurricane” Carter, after all. What I didn’t expect was to be so moved by his extraordinary insight, his disarming honesty and his grace. I loved the book." “Professor Cookie Ridolfi, director, Northern California Innocence Project

"Rubin Carter describes his truly inspiring journey through his early life of brutality and suffering into his current life of hard-won spiritual affirmation and worldwide advocacy for the wrongly convicted. His views on the American justice system and the death penalty are outspoken, uncompromising, and ultimately accurate. Dr. Carter’s autobiography presents the unique and passionate vision of a unique and passionate man."   “Sister Helen Prejean, author, Dead Man Walking

?When a judge is responsible for freeing a person whom he believes has been wrongly convicted of murder, he worries whether he will live to regret or be proud of that decision. When it comes to Rubin Carter, I have no regrets. He has justified my faith in him, and I am proud of the person he has become. He is a testament to the human spirit.” “Judge H. Lee Sarokin, retired, U.S. Appeals Court