Canongate, the Scottish independent publishing firm based in Edinburgh has published Julian Assange’s memoir, Thursday 22nd September. It appears under the title JULIAN ASSANGE: THE UNAUTHORISED AUTOBIOGRAPHY. The book consists of the draft produced by Andrew O’Hagan that was delivered to them as per the contract earlier this year but that has never been approved by Julian. It also includes a very short introduction which explains the circumstances under which the book is being published. It also features at the back, nine of the most significant leaks that WikiLeaks have been responsible for, which they believe adds further context for the important work that WikiLeaks has done over the years.
After months of stalling and excuses, Canongate came to the conclusion that Julian was never going to give his blessing to the book they all signed up for.
“All the people involved in the production of Julian Assange, The Unauthorised Autobiography, especially those who have heard the tapes or read the transcripts of the interviews conducted by the co-writer with Julian Assange, know that this book is not merely a gracious representation of Julian’s story of his own life but one that does its best to offer a compelling and insightful portrait of the man. »
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