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Burn this book : PEN writers speak out on the power of the word / edited by Toni Morrison.

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HarperStudio, c2009.

Freedom of speech.

Literature and society.

vi, 118 p. ; 21 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 112-113).

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.

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.

Morrison, Toni.

PEN (Organization)

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