Words are powerful, can also be fatal: Margaret Atwood

“All over the world, writing has been the means whereby light is shed on darkness, whether the darkness of oppressive regimes, of lives lived in poverty, of the oppression of women as a gender, or of discrimination of so many kinds.

There are many darknesses, but there are also many voices,” said Canadian author Margaret Atwood, delivering the keynote address on day one of the Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF) 2016 on Thursday. A Booker prize winner, Atwood is the highlight of this year’s JLF, along with Stephen Fry and 2015 Man Booker Prize winner Marlon James. Read more at: IndianExpress.com