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Koop Censuur project

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Koop Censuur project

Photograph of a box designed by the Belgian artist Michael Borremans for a fundraising project organised by the Belgian Dutch-Speaking Centre, which was titled Koop Censuur (Buy Censorship). This box contained four examples of books that were all censored by their author’s respective countries. These books were: Laâbi, Abdellatif. Het continent van de gave. Leuven: Peeraer Publishers, 2013, which was banned in Morocco; Xiaobo, Liu Ik Heb Geen Vijanden, Ik Ken Geen Haat. Breda: De Geus, 2012, which was banned in China; Alexie, Sherman. Dagboek Van Een Halve Indiaan. Rotterdam: Lemniscaat, 2008, which was banned in some parts of the USA; and Satrapi, Marjane. Persepolis. Amsterdam [etc.]: Atlas, 2002, which was banned in Iran. These books were donated by publishers to the Belgian Dutch-Speaking Centre to support the Koop Censuur project, which was initiated in 2013 to tackle global literary censorship.

Projet Koop Censuur

Dessin par l'artiste belge Michael Borremans pour illustrer un coffret utilisé pour le projet de levée de fonds Koop Censuur (Achetez la censure), organisé par le Centre belge néerlandais. Ce coffret contenait quatre exemplaires de livres censurés dans les pays de leurs auteurs respectifs. Ces livres étaient: Laâbi, Abdellatif. Het continent van de gave. Leuven: Peeraer Publishers, 2013, banni au Maroc; Xiaobo, Liu Ik Heb Geen Vijanden, Ik Ken Geen Haat. Breda: De Geus, 2012, banni en Chine; Alexie, Sherman. Dagboek Van Een Halve Indiaan. Rotterdam: Lemniscaat, 2008, banni à certains endroits aux États-Unis; and Satrapi, Marjane. Persepolis. Amsterdam [etc.]: Atlas, 2002, banni en Iran. Ces livres étaient donnés par les éditeurs du Centre belge néerlandais afin de soutenir le projet Koop Censuur, initié en 2013 pour s'attaquer à la censure littéraire dans le monde.

Proyecto Koop Censuur

Diseño del artista belga Michael Borreman para una caja dentro del proyecto de recaptación de fondos Koop Censuur (Compra Censura), organizado por el Centro Belga Neerlandés. La caja contenía cuatro ejemplos de libros censurados en los países de sus respectivos autores. Los libros eran: Laâbi, Abdellatif Het continent van de gave, Leuven: Peeraer Publishers, 2013, censurado en Marruecos; Xiaobo, Liu Ik Heb Geen Vijanden, Ik Ken Geen Haat. Breda: De Geus, 2012, censurado en China; Alexie, Sherman. Dagboek Van Een Halve Indiaan Rotterdam: Lemniscaat, 2008, censurado en algunas partes de Estados Unidos; y, finalmente, Satrapi, Marjane. Persepolis , Amsterdam [etc.]: Atlas, 2002, censurado en Irán. Los libros fueron donados por editoriales al Centro Belga Neerlandés para apoyar la iniciativa Koop Censur, que se inició en 2013 para abordar la censura literaria alrededor del mundo.

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01/01/2013

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Belgian Dutch-Speaking Centre

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