'Engaged Literature' by Jean-Paul Sartre

And again I would like to come back to the social organization Novel Rights. You can visit their web page http://novelrights.com/human-rights-literature/ and read the section 'Human Rights Literature'. As I mentioned earlier, the designation of Human Rights Literature can be explained as literature that inspires people for changes and actions.
This Literary genre is based on the theory of 'Engaged Literature' created by the French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre. A theory claims that every human has the power to change society for the better.
The issue of moral duty is discussed in the book ' What is Literature' by Jean-Paul Sartre. There he
argued about 'moral duty of intellectuals, as well as the ordinary citizen, and their position in political conflicts.'(Sartre)
Sartre believed that 'Literature is an important tool that performs a dual action. First of all, Literature plays a role of a mirror to the oppressor and,secondly, is a guide and inspirer for the oppressed people. '(Sartre)


Took from: http://novelrights.com/human-rights-literature/