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Title:
Freedom : stories celebrating the Universal Declaration of Human Rights / Amnesty International ; [with a foreword by Desmond Tutu].
Edition:
1st U.S. ed.
Publisher:
Broadway Paperbacks,
Copyright Date:
2011
Description:
xiv, 413 p. ; 21cm.
Subject:
Human rights--Fiction.
Fiction--21st century.
United Nations.--General Assembly.--Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Short stories
Other Authors:
Amnesty International.
Notes:
Anthology. "The Universal Declaration of Human Rights": p. 399-404.
Contents:
Sofia / Henning Mankell. The effects of good government on the city / A.L. Kennedy -- The kind of neighbor you used to have / James Meek -- Business philosophy / Marina Lewycka -- The long ride back home / Mohammed Naseehu Ali -- Sticko / Gabriella Ambrosio -- Tetanus / Joyce Carol Oates -- The trial / Walter Mosley -- Character development / David Mitchell -- Innocent passage / Ariel Dorfman -- Aniruddha : the latest installment / Amit Chaudhuri -- An incident at lunchtime / Petina Gappah -- Torn / Milton Hatoum -- The go-between / Ali Smith -- Asylum / David Constantine -- Homecoming / Jon Fosse -- The war on women / Kate Atkinson -- A special boy / Banana Yoshimoto -- Be careful about playing with the path of least resistance / Alexis Wright -- Where I keep my faith / Helen Dunmore -- Comrade Vadillo / Héctor Aguilar Camín -- In the prison of repose / Paulo Coelho -- Warriors of the sky / Mahmoud Saeed -- The obvious candidate / Richard Griffiths -- Mr. President-- / Juan Goytisolo -- The moon above his head / Yann Martel -- Sola / Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie -- Amnesty / Nadine Gordimer -- An Internet baby / Xiaolu Guo -- The shed / Alice Pung -- ABC antidote / Ishmael Beah -- Gray Wolf, Prince Jack, and the Firebird / Alan Garner -- March of the dinosaurs / Liana Badr -- The scream / Rohinton Mistry -- The classroom / Olja Knezevic -- Epilogue: Sofia / Henning Mankell.
Summary:
"Inspired by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), which starts memorably with Article 1: We are all born free and equal, Freedom is an enthralling anthology of short stories"--Provided by the publisher.
ISBN:
0307588831 (pbk.)
9780307588838 (pbk.)
OCLC:
(OCoLC)580105254
LCCN:
2010010573
Locations:
BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

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