diff --git a/lib/ikarus.boot b/lib/ikarus.boot
index b7342d2..3c9b21d 100644
Binary files a/lib/ikarus.boot and b/lib/ikarus.boot differ
diff --git a/lib/libwriter.ss b/lib/libwriter.ss
index e74dd2a..3461210 100644
--- a/lib/libwriter.ss
+++ b/lib/libwriter.ss
@@ -159,6 +159,9 @@
                [(or ($char= #\" c) ($char= #\\ c))
                 (write-char #\\ p)
                 (write-char c p)]
+               [($char= #\newline c)
+                (write-char #\\ p)
+                (write-char #\n p)] 
                [($char= #\tab c)
                 (write-char #\\ p)
                 (write-char #\t p)]