Independent Publisher Norton Purchases Rachel Corrie's Writings

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"Independent publisher W.W. Norton this week acquired the complete writings of Rachel Corrie, the young American killed in March 2003, while trying to prevent an Israel Defense Forces bulldozer from razing a Palestinian home in Gaza.

Corrie, a 23-year-old woman from Olympia, Washington, was a devoted supporter of Palestinian rights and her death became an international cause celebre. Her story made headlines again when British journalist Katharine Viner and actor and director Alan Rickman culled her writings for a one-woman show, "My Name Is Rachel Corrie."

The play opened in April 2005 at London's Royal Court Theater. "In the course of 90 minutes you feel you have not just had a night at the theater; you have encountered an extraordinary woman," wrote Michael Billington in the Guardian."

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"Unlike the play, we have taken all of Rachel's work," Norton spokeswoman Louise Brockett told Bloomberg in an interview Friday. Brockett said that Norton executive editor Jill Bialosky had negotiated for the rights with William Clegg, an agent at the William Morris Agency, representing the Corrie estate. Norton paid "well into the six figures" for the manuscripts, Brockett said.

The writings include juvenilia as well as her diaries and letters. "What is remarkable about these writings," said Bialosky, "is their literary quality. In these letters and journals a voice emerges that is absolutely unique...These words are worth reading, whether you agree or disagree with her political views."

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601088&sid=a8.vmNgXG.1Y&refer=home

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1. Thats great.

I went to college with Rachel. Her parents do endless good work.

Thanks for posting this, I would have missed it.

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2. You're welcome.

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