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
- {{cite book |last=Fisher |first=Antwone Quenton |author-link=Antwone Fisher |title=Finding Fish |publisher=William Morrow & Company |date=2001 |edition=1st |location= |pages= |url= |doi= |isbn=0-688-17699-2}}
Category:2001 non-fiction books
Category:African-American autobiographies
Category:Autobiographies adapted into films
Category:William Morrow and Company books
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