As many people are concerned about the growing number of books banned or destroyed in the United States and Canada in recent months, a non-combustible edition of Margaret Atwood’s seminal novel, The Scarlet Maidis currently up for auction in New York, reports The keeper.
The 82-year-old Canadian author announced the special copy of the book on Tuesday in a short YouTube video where we saw him trying to burn it with a flamethrower.
Throughout the United States and the world, books are being challenged, banned, and even burned. So we produced a special edition of a book that had been regularly challenged and banned for decades.says publishing house Penguin Random House by presenting something unique.
Printed and bound in fireproof material, this edition of The Scarlet Maid is completely non -flammable. The book is designed to protect this important story and act as a powerful symbol in the face of censorship.
A point launched against the anti-abortion movement
The book has been put up for auction at Sotheby’s in New York, where people can bid until June 7. All proceeds will be donated to Pen America, which is campaigning for freedom of expression. On Tuesday morning, the price rose to US $ 40,000.
The move by Margaret Atwood and Penguin Random House comes as the U.S. Supreme Court is about to overturn Roe v. Wade, who has been protecting the right to abortion in this country for 50 years.
[Dans le livre]servants were forced to give birth to children for barren women from the higher classes of society. [Les futures mères] are subject to regular medical examinations and often become invisible, considered only for their biological propertiessummary The keeper.
According to the American Library Association, The Scarlet Maid is one of the most frequently challenged or banned books in schools in America.
Source: Radio-Canada
