| Edition |
First U.S. edition. |
| Description |
xiv, 413 pages ; 21cm |
| Note |
Anthology. |
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Originally published: Edinburgh : Mainstream Pub. Co., 2009. |
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"The Universal Declaration of Human Rights": p. 399-404. |
| 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. |
| Contents |
Busy lines / Patricia Grace -- 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. |
| Subject |
Human rights -- Fiction.
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Fiction -- 21st century.
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United Nations. General Assembly. Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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| Added Author |
Amnesty International.
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| ISBN |
9780307588838 paperback |
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0307588831 paperback |
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9780307588845 (eISBN) |
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