Dear Sir, I Intend to Burn Your Book: An Anatomy of a Book Burning

by Lawrence Hill

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Censorship and book burning are still present in our lives. Lawrence Hill shares his experiences of how ignorance and the fear of ideas led a group in the Netherlands to burn the cover of his widely successful novel, The Book of Negroes, in 2011. Why do books continue to ignite such strong reactions in people in the age of the Internet? Is banning, censoring, or controlling book distribution ever justified? Hill illustrates his ideas with anecdotes...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0888646798

ISBN13:9780888646798

Release Date:March 2013

Publisher:University of Alberta Press

Length:56 Pages

Weight:0.25 lbs.

Dimensions:0.3" x 5.2" x 8.8"

Age Range:18 years and up

Related Subjects

Censorship Literary Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Literature Literature & Fiction Political Science Politics & Government Politics & Social Sciences

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