{"product_id":"the-uncaged-voice-keith-ross-leckie-9781770867116","title":"The Uncaged Voice: Stories by Writers in Exile","description":"\u003cp\u003eFreedom, truth, and justice are taken for granted in some countries. In others, they are aspirational. And yet in others, they are deemed justification for persecution, punishment, and silence. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThrough first-person essays and short stories, the contributors to \u003ci\u003eThe Uncaged Voice\u003c\/i\u003e share their brutal yet heart-rending tales of fleeing the oppressive regimes of their homelands, where freedom of expression and the press is an ideal, not a reality, and where totalitarian forces attempt to subjugate, if not annihilate, all forms of dissention.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom war correspondents reporting across dangerous \"no-go zones,\" to female journalists escaping conservative and patriarchal tyranny, to independent newspaper editors risking imprisonment or worse to criticize authoritarian states -- these fifteen writers-in-exile continue to write, sharing both the suppressed truths of their past and the hopes they have for the future in Canada, their chosen place of asylum.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith introductions by editor Keith Ross Leckie and Mary Jo Leddy, \u003ci\u003eThe Uncaged Voice\u003c\/i\u003e tells often-silenced stories, not only of censorship and persecution, but also of the strength and resilience of those unwavering in their fight for the freedom of expression.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContributors include: Aaron Berhane, Gezahegn Mekonnen Demissie, Alexander Duarte, Ava Homa, Abdulrahman Matar, Ilamaran Nagarasa, Luis Horacio N疔era, Kiran Nazish, Pedro A. Restrepo, Maria Saba, Kaziwa Salih, Mahdi Saremifar, Bilal Sarwary, Savithri, and Arzu Yildiz.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Keith Ross Leckie\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1770867112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781770867116\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cormorant Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/21\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.72lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.99h x 6.13w x 0.55d","brand":"Keith Ross Leckie","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44491521130751,"sku":"9781770867116","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_06ea1a75-0a09-4c2d-85bb-63831c26d23a.jpg?v=1699451671","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-uncaged-voice-keith-ross-leckie-9781770867116","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}