Stephen King, Dave Eggers, Amy Tan sign up for loads of authors in signing open letter towards Trump
Supply: theweek.com – Tuesday, Would possibly 24, 2016
Dave Eggers, Stephen King, Michael Chabon, Cheryl Strayed, Amy Tan, Stephen Elliott, and Jonathan Lethem are amongst loads of novelists, poets, and essayists to have signed a scathing "open letter to the American folks" opposing the candidacy of Donald Trump. "As a result of, as writers, we’re in particular acutely aware of the numerous ways in which language may also be abused within the identify of energy," the letter starts , happening to listing objections to Trump together with the realization that "wisdom, revel in, flexibility, and ancient consciousness are crucial in a pace-setter" and "since the historical past of dictatorship is the historical past of manipulation and diversion, demagoguery and lies." The letter has won over 450 signatures and is looking for extra: Proud to be a part of this petition of #WritersOnTrump . If what you're seeing considerations you too, right here's the place to signal: https://t.co/UaNBKtNNuj — Celeste Ng (@pronounced_ing) Would possibly 24, 2016 Thus far the listing comprises 10 Pulitzer Prize winners in addition to dozens of alternative award-profitable authors. See the whole record of signatories at LitHub .
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