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Burn This Book: PEN Writers Speak Out On The Power Of The Word (2009)

by Toni Morrison(Favorite Author)

3.58 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

0061774006 (ISBN13: 9780061774003)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

Harper

review 1: A powerful collection of essays on the power of writing - in particular, Nadine Gordimer's writing about the novel as a means of witnessing the world is amazing and provides an interesting balance to Russell Bank's equally interesting meditation on protest literature but the creme de la creme here is Ed Park's marvellous rendering of the censoring of Robert Cormier's i am the Cheese - simply brilliant!
review 2: This is certainly a powerful little collection of essays focused on the importance of writing and how it combats censorship. I greatly enjoyed reading different authors' takes on the same subject, as well as their anecdota of how the written word has been used to fight the wrongs of society. One story that stuck with me particularly was that of author P... moreico Iyer's correspondence with Maung-Maung in Burma (now Myanmar). Never did I feel that the essays were too self-congratulatory or arrogant in tone, but that each author tackled their topic of choice with tact and grace. I would certainly re-read this in the near future, if given the chance. less

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