Writers on America
State Dept. Gets Authors to Promote U.S. Values Worldwide
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Writer Bharati Mukherjee is one of 15 authors who wrote essays for the anthology.
The State Department has collected essays of 15 top authors on what it means to be an American writer. The anthology, aimed at promoting American values abroad, will be distributed free at U.S. embassies worldwide. An anti-propaganda law makes it illegal to disseminate the works in the United States, but they are available on a government Web site aimed at foreign audiences. NPR's Susan Stamberg interviews novelists Bharati Mukherjee and Charles Johnson about their participation in the project.
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