Books fatal to their authors (1895)(publicdomainreview.org)
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Books fatal to their authors (1895)
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Phrasing that as "some people were killed for libel" is much less impressive.
And there are at least a few people included in this book who literally were attempting to organize a rebellion against the throne to install a pretender.
For which, props for the completeness and honesty, at least. Such examples often get overlooked or whitewashed when this kind of discussion happens.
And there are at least a few people included in this book who literally were attempting to organize a rebellion against the throne to install a pretender.
For which, props for the completeness and honesty, at least. Such examples often get overlooked or whitewashed when this kind of discussion happens.
See also: Books (potentially) fatal to their readers.
https://museumsvictoria.com.au/article/if-books-could-kill-p...
https://museumsvictoria.com.au/article/if-books-could-kill-p...
"Tyrants, not books, kill authors."
Has anyone done a quantitative analysis of whether some publication patterns do correlate with a higher mortality risk even today?
Has anyone done a quantitative analysis of whether some publication patterns do correlate with a higher mortality risk even today?
Investigative journalism, I'd wager.
War correspondent in Gaza
https://cpj.org/2023/12/israel-gaza-war-takes-record-toll-on...
https://cpj.org/2023/12/israel-gaza-war-takes-record-toll-on...
Even fantasy stories about religion, can be quite dangerous, too.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Satanic_Verses
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Satanic_Verses
Also I wonder if it would vary by region, in the U.S.
Back in imperial China, writing a book could get your entire family tree eradicated.
Not one of these writers filled out their EEOC correctly. I have no sympathy.
This makes me think of the last long podcast from Jeff Bezos with Lex Friedman, where he explains how we are not really “Truth telling creatures, but social creatures.” in his example of people that were more inclined as to be socially accepted, were more prone to survive, against those who spoke truth and provoked others comfort…