By Jeremy Gerard
Bloomberg.com
Nov. 10 (Bloomberg) — 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.” (read the full story here)