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Burn this book : PEN writers speak out on the power of the word
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Burn this book : PEN writers speak out on the power of the word

Author: Toni Morrison; PEN (Organization)
Publisher: New York : HarperStudio, ©2009.
Edition/Format:   Book : English : 1st edView all editions and formats
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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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Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Toni Morrison; PEN (Organization)
ISBN: 9780061774003 : 0061774006
OCLC Number: 268790147
Description: vi, 118 p. ; 21 cm.
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.
Responsibility: edited by Toni Morrison.

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Contains stories that include "Witness: The Inward Testimony", "Freedom to Write", "The Value of the Word", and "The Master and the Margarita".  Read more...

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