Departure

“What’s this soup made of?”“No way of knowing … The cook probably doesn’t even know.”The waitress had just finished filling two bowls with a yellowish liquid: small pieces of… More

Animals in our Days

The eyes of the oryx between Rusafa and Jisr/ Have brought on a desire whose source I both know and know not.—Ali bin al-JahmIn field research, Dr. Larissa Conradt… More

Dressing Down

When war broke out I volunteered as a second-line reservist in the 51st regiment, the one with the grey collar-tabs. I didn’t get a volunteer stripe, but nevertheless I… More

PEN Remembers Steven Kroll

PEN is deeply saddened to hear of the death of Steven Kroll, author of more than 95 books for children and former chair of the Children’s and Young Adult… More

PEN Appeal: Ahmet ??k and Nedim ?ener

March 7, 2011 Mr. Sadullah Ergin Minister of Justice 06669 Kizilay Ankara Turkey Fax: 00 90 312 419 3370 Your Excellency, On behalf of the 3,500 members of PEN American Center, an international organization of writers… More

PEN Appeal: Abdul-Jalil Alsingace

March 9, 2011 His Majesty Sheikh Hamad bin Issa Al-Khalifa King of Bahrain Office of His Majesty the King P.O.Box 555 Rifa’a Palace Kingdom of Bahrain Fax: +973 176 64 587 Sheikh Khalid bin Ali… More

PEN Appeal: Ye Du, Teng Biao, Ran Yunfei

March 4, 2011 His Excellency Hu Jintao President of the People’s Republic of China State Council Beijing 100032 People’s Republic of China Meng Jianzhu Minister of Public Security Gong’anbu 14 Dongchang’anjie Dongchengqu Beijingshi 100741 People's Republic of China Your… More

PEN Appeal: Anniversary of Crackdown in Belarus

February 22, 2011 Alyaksandr G. Lukashenka President of the Republic of Belarus Karl Marx Str. 38 220016 g. Minsk Belarus Fax: + 375 172 26 06 10 / +375 172 22 38 72 Your Excellency, On… More