The world of prison is, intentionally, hidden from the public eye, which is why Kerman's firsthand account was so eagerly awaited, first by publishers and then by the public. "It's hard to dramatize on TV the essential part of the struggle to survive incarceration, and that is navigating your personal strengths and weaknesses in that situation," Kerman says. I think it's fun for readers to see how things in the book became jumping-off points for incidents or characters in the TV show."Ī TV show, it turns out, needs a whole lot of external conflict to keep viewers glued from one episode to the next, so Kohan, who also was the creator of Showtime's successful "Weeds," drummed up all kinds of scandal and drama that Kerman never encountered in real life. "It's gratifying because those folks are getting a lot out of the experience of reading it. "I hear about people who binge-watched the show over a weekend, went into withdrawal and got excited to read the book," Kerman says. It has been a fascinating experience, and I'm impressed with the result."įor many fans of the TV show, which is vastly different from Kerman's book, it's a surprise to find that there is indeed a book and that it details Kerman's real-life experience involving a youthful indiscretion - a girlfriend got her involved in international money laundering and drug trafficking - catching up with her more than a decade later, landing her in prison.
"I was very fortunate to have such a creative person as Jenji Kohan adapt the book. "The power of television is very great," Kerman says from the Brooklyn home she shares with her husband, writer Larry Smith, and their toddler son.
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