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notes on literature and engagement

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

Burn this book

notes on literature and engagement

1st Harper pbk. [ed.].

by , , , , , , , , , , and

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  • 4 Want to read
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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.

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Harper
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
2012, Harper
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2009, HarperStudio
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Burn This Book
2009, HarperCollins
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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 Iyer
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

"A hardcover edition of this book was published in 2009 by HarperStudio, an imprint of HaperCollins Publishers"--T.p. verso.

Hardcover ed. has subtitle: PEN writers speak out on the power of the word.

Includes bibliographical references.

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New York

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
363.31
Library of Congress
Z657

The Physical Object

Pagination
vi, 118 p.
Number of pages
118

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL27137057M
ISBN 10
0061774014
ISBN 13
9780061774010
OCLC/WorldCat
801586555

Work Description

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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