Dear sir, I intend to burn your book : an anatomy of a book burning / Lawrence Hill.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hill, Lawrence, 1957- author.

Contributor:

Canadian Literature Centre.

Series:

Henry Kreisel lecture series.

Henry Kreisel Memorial Lecture Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Censorship.

Books and reading--Political aspects.

Books and reading.

Freedom of expression.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (56 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Edmonton, Alberta : The University of Alberta Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"In 2011, Canadian writer Lawrence Hill received an email from a man in the Netherlands stating that he intended to burn The Book of Negroes, Hill's internationally acclaimed novel. Soon, the threat was international news, affecting Hill's publishers and readers. In this provocative essay, Hill shares his private response to that moment and the controversy that followed, examing his reaction to the threat, while attempting to come to terms with the book burner's motives and complaints. Drawing on other instances of book banning and burning, Hill maintains that censorship is still alive and well, even in this age of access to information. All who are interested in literature, freedom of expression and human rights will appreciate this passionate defence of the freedom to read and write"--P. [4] of cover.

Contents:

""Front Cover""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright""; ""Foreword""; ""Liminaire""; ""Introduction""; ""Dear Sir, I Intend to Burn Your Book: An Anatomy of a Book Burning""; ""Notes""; ""About the Author""; ""Henry Kriesel Lecture Series""

Notes:

Co-published by Canadian Literature Centre/Centre de littérature canadienne.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 33).

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780888647085

0888647085

9780888648204

0888648200

OCLC:

857404640