An edition of Burn This Book: PEN writers speak out on the power of the word (2009)

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An edition of Burn This Book: PEN writers speak out on the power of the word (2009)

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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.

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HarperStudio
Language
English
Pages
118

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Subjects
Essays, Nonfiction, Censorship, Freedom of speech, Literature and society, Authorship, English language, rhetoric

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Burn this book: notes on literature and engagement
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Burn this book: PEN writers speak out on the power of the word
2009, HarperStudio
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Burn This Book
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New York, NY

Table of Contents

Peril -- Toni Morrison
Why write? -- John Updike
Writing in the dark -- David Grossman
Out from under the cloud of unknowing -- Francine Prose -- The
man, the men at the station -- Pico Lyer
Notes on literature and engagement -- Russell Banks
Talking to strangers -- Paul Auster
Freedom to write -- Orhan Pamuk
Notes on writing and the nation -- Salman Rushdie -- The
sudden sharp memory -- Ed Park
Witness: the inward testimony -- Nadine Gordimer.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 112-113).

Other Titles
PEN writers speak out on the power of the word

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
808.8
Library of Congress
Z657 .B935 2009, Z657

The Physical Object

Pagination
118 p.
Number of pages
118

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL26885531M
Internet Archive
burnthisbookpenw0000unse_h5a6
ISBN 10
0061774006
ISBN 13
9780061774003
LCCN
2010279241
OCLC/WorldCat
268790147

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