Burn this book : PEN writers speak out on the power of the word /
Burn this book : PEN writers speak out on the power of the word /
edited by Toni Morrison.
- 1st ed.
- New York, NY : HarperStudio, c2009.
- vi, 118 p. ; 21 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 112-113).
Peril / Why write? / Writing in the dark / Out from under the cloud of unknowing / The man, the men at the station / Notes on literature and engagement / Talking to strangers / Freedom to write / Notes on writing and the nation / The sudden sharp memory / Witness: the inward testimony / Toni Morrison -- John Updike -- David Grossman -- Francine Prose -- Pico Iyer -- Russell Banks -- Paul Auster -- Orhan Pamuk -- Salman Rushdie -- Ed Park -- Nadine Gordimer.
From the Publisher: Published in conjunction with the PEN American Center, Burn This Book is a powerful collection of essays that explore the meaning of censorship and the power of literature to inform the way we see the world, and ourselves.
0061774006 9780061774003 : $16.99
GBA954998 bnb
015271746 Uk
Authorship.
Censorship.
Essays.
Freedom of speech.
Literature and society.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 112-113).
Peril / Why write? / Writing in the dark / Out from under the cloud of unknowing / The man, the men at the station / Notes on literature and engagement / Talking to strangers / Freedom to write / Notes on writing and the nation / The sudden sharp memory / Witness: the inward testimony / Toni Morrison -- John Updike -- David Grossman -- Francine Prose -- Pico Iyer -- Russell Banks -- Paul Auster -- Orhan Pamuk -- Salman Rushdie -- Ed Park -- Nadine Gordimer.
From the Publisher: Published in conjunction with the PEN American Center, Burn This Book is a powerful collection of essays that explore the meaning of censorship and the power of literature to inform the way we see the world, and ourselves.
0061774006 9780061774003 : $16.99
GBA954998 bnb
015271746 Uk
Authorship.
Censorship.
Essays.
Freedom of speech.
Literature and society.