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Free Expression Digest: Thurs., November 5
Myanmar activist arrested, Homophobic bill would penalize Russians, and Nigeria denies entry of activist memorial. More
2016 PEN/Saul Bellow Award for Achievement in American Fiction
Winner Toni Morrison The PEN/Saul Bellow Award goes to a living American author whose scale of achievement in fiction, over a sustained career, places him or her in the highest rank… More
2016 PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize
WinnerMia Alvar for In the Country: Stories (Alfred A. Knopf)Read an excerpt » The PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize honors an exceptionally talented fiction writer whose debut work—a novel or collection… More
Fouling One’s Own Nest: On Translating Horacio Castellanos Moya
But Horacio Castellanos Moya and Thomas Bernhard pretty much flip their native countries the bird; not because they’re elitist, but because they’re raging idealists and lovers of the arts. More
Revulsion: Thomas Bernhard in San Salvador
Lee Klein is the recipient of a 2015 PEN/Heim Translation Fund Grant for his translation of what Roberto Bolaño called Moya's best work. Moya invokes Bernhard's most characteristic mode:… More
Free Expression Digest: Wed., November 4
UK Investigatory Powers Bill overview, Taliban claims killing of Pakistani journalist, and fourth Zimbabwean reporter is arrested this week. More
Replacement Songs
An experiment called soon / I’ll fall asleep in your pick-up / beyond the near grey mountains / smiling up at the moon and / here’s one called the… More
The PEN Ten with Moustafa Bayoumi
"A writer’s “revolutionary duty,” as Gabriel García Márquez once put it, is 'to write well.' The responsibility of a human being, on the other hand, is to practice compassion… More
Free Expression Daily Digest: Tues., November 3
Iran arrests two journalists as crackdown continues, Syrian journalist killed, and Turkish magazine editors are arrested. More
Free Expression Daily Digest: Mon., November 2
Petition urges pardon of Iranian poets, Al Qaeda claims responsibility for Bangladesh attacks, and China Xinjiang Daily editor is sacked. More