Finding Fish

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| author = Antwone Fisher

| isbn = 0-688-17699-2

| pub_date = 2001

| publisher = William Morrow & Company

| genre = Autobiography

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Finding Fish is a 2001 autobiographical book by Antwone Fisher. It was a New York Times Bestseller.

Plot

Antwone Fisher was born in prison to an incarcerated mother and a father who had been shot by a girlfriend. After being placed in foster care, Fisher was treated brutally and blamed for his own misfortunes. He was also sexually abused by a woman who often babysat him from around age 3 to 8. He then was sent to George Junior Republic. Eventually, he found his way into a stable job in the Navy.

Film

Later in adulthood, Fisher became a security guard at Sony Pictures Studios, where his story inspired producer Todd Black to make a film, Antwone Fisher, based on his story.

Further reading

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Category:2001 non-fiction books

Category:African-American autobiographies

Category:Autobiographies adapted into films

Category:William Morrow and Company books

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