"In the Belly of the Beast"

[Alice Faber]

Fred Shapiro said:
>In 1981 Jack Abbott published a book entitled "In the Belly of the Beast."
>Was this the origin of that phrase?  Is it a Biblical reference?  Any
>enlightenment would be appreciated.
>

Surely it's a reference to the Biblical story of Jonah.
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