"Wanting to erase the work of Woody Allen is an attack on art and thought"

You've probably heard of Woody Allen's new book, an autobiography titled in French By the way . And perhaps you know that Hachette was preparing to publish it in the United States, until employees decided that they could no longer work for a company so morally corrupt that it could support the work of '' a character as degenerate as this former stand-up actor, donor of the Democratic Party, and spiritual son of Groucho Marx. The Memoirs of Albert Speer did not make so much fuss in the New York publishing industry. Flaunting an impressive cultural sensitivity - or lack of a backbone, it depends on the perspective - Hachette instantly capitulated and canceled the contract shortly before publication(the book was ultimately published in the United States by another publisher, editor's note) .

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