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“Yes, writers are writing in all corners of the world. Yes they are writing in countries rich and poor. Yes, they are writing despite threats to their freedom of speech or even to their very lives. . . . everywhere on earth writers were writing in their own language.”

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Book:The Fall of Language in the Age of English
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The Fall of Language in the Age of English

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