“Read After Burning”
| Title | “Read After Burning” |
| Year for Search | 2019 |
| Authors | Headley, Maria Dahvana(b. 1977) |
| Secondary Authors | LaValle, Victor(b. 1972), and Adams, John Joseph(b. 1976) |
| Secondary Title | A People’s Future of the United States: Speculative Fiction from 25 Extraordinary Writers |
| Pagination | 62-83 |
| Date Published | 2019 |
| Publisher | One World |
| Place Published | New York |
| Keywords | Female author, US author |
| Annotation | Dystopia set in a future in which it is prohibited to teach children to read or even to speak except in approved slogans. The story is told from the viewpoint of a child of librarians who are secretly keeping books alive. |
| Holding Institutions | PSt |
| Author Note | Female author (b. 1977) |
| Full Text | 2019 Headley, Maria Dahvana (b. 1977). “Read After Burning.” A People’s Future of the United States: Speculative Fiction from 25 Extraordinary Writers. Ed. Victor LaValle (b. 1972) and John Joseph Adams (b. 1976) (New York: One World, 2019), 62-83. PSt Dystopia set in a future in which it is prohibited to teach children to read or even to speak except in approved slogans. The story is told from the viewpoint of a child of librarians who are secretly keeping books alive. Female author. |
