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Knowledge and Censorship This page intentionally left blank Knowledge and Censorship Ilan Stavans with Verónica Albin KNOWLEDGE AND CENSORSHIP Copyright © Ilan Stavans, 2008. Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2008 978-1-4039-8410-4 All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews. First published in 2008 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN™ 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010 and Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, England RG21 6XS Companies and representatives throughout the world. PALGRAVE MACMILLAN is the global academic imprint of the Palgrave Macmillan division of St. Martin’s Press, LLC and of Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. Macmillan® is a registered trademark in the United States, United Kingdom and other countries. Palgrave is a registered trademark in the European Union and other countries. ISBN 978-1-349-53962-8 ISBN 978-0-230-61125-2 (eBook) DOI 10.1057/9780230611252 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Stavans, Ilan. Knowledge and censorship / Ilan Stavans ; with Verónica Albin. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-349-53962-8 1. Stavans, Ilan—Interviews. I. Albin, Verónica, 1955– II. Title. PS3619.T385K58 2008 8649.64—dc22 2007039394 A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Design by Newgen Imaging Systems (P) Ltd., Chennai, India. First edition: April 2008 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Also by Ilan Stavans Fiction The Disappearance The One-Handed Pianist and Other Stories Nonfiction Love and Language (with Verónica Albin) The Riddle of Cantinflas Dictionary Days On Borrowed Words Spanglish The Hispanic Condition Art and Anger The Inveterate Dreamer Octavio Paz: A Meditation Imagining Columbus Bandido ¡Lotería! (with Teresa Villegas) Anthologies Lengua Fresca (with Harold Augenbraum) Tropical Synagogues The Schocken Book of Modern Sephardic Literature Wáchale! The Scroll and the Cross The Oxford Book of Jewish Stories Mutual Impressions The Oxford Book of Latin American Essays Growing Up Latino (with Harold Augenbraum) Cartoons Latino USA (with Lalo López Alcaráz) Translations Sentimental Songs, by Felipe Alfau Editions César Vallejo: Spain, Take This Chalice from Me The Poetry of Pablo Neruda Encyclopedia Latina (four volumes) I Explain a Few Things The Collected Stories of Calvert Casey Cesar Chavez: An Organizer’s Tale Rubén Darío: Selected Writings Isaac Bashevis Singer: Collected Stories (three volumes) General The Essential Ilan Stavans Ilan Stavans: Eight Conversations (with Neal Sokol) Collins Q&A: Latino Literature and Culture Conversations with Ilan Stavans Information is the currency of democracy. —Thomas Jefferson This page intentionally left blank C O N T E N T S Preface xi Part 1 Four Meditations One The Process Glitch 3 Two Wor(l)ds 9 Three Stealing Books 15 Four Keeping My Mouth Shut 23 Part 2 Four Interviews (with Verónica Albin) Five Knowledge 29 Six Dictionaries 55 Seven Libraries 95 Eight Censorship 127 Index 165
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