Dear Sir, I intend to burn your book: an anatomy of a book burning (Henry Kreisel Memorial Lecture Ser.)
Canadian non-fiction, Canadian authors (Non-fiction), Literature
Human-narrated audio, Human-transcribed braille
Summary
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 and lists names of Canadian writers who faced censorship challenges in the twenty-first century, inviting conversation between those on opposite sides of these contentious issues. Includes violence. 2013.