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RE: The value of reading Literature - how it can spark social change and imagination

in #philosophy8 years ago (edited)

Maybe you should also mention,
that since George Orwells 1984 is becoming popular in Egypt,
the military-based government has arrested some people for reading that book!

Here is a little article linked: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/nov/10/egyptian-student-arrested-1984-orwell

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Hi, @maxfuchs! Very interesting article. I cannot edit my post anymore, otherwise I would have added it. Thank you for sharing :)