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The PEN Ten with Kelly Braffet
"So many of the awful things I see in the real world seem at their heart to stem from a failure of empathy, from an unwillingness to see those… More
Publishers’ Pledge on Chinese Translations
Twelve U.S. publishers have signed onto a PEN American Center pledge to monitor and address incidents of censorship in Chinese translations of books by foreign authors. More
Free Expression Daily Digest: Fri., October 9
Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet awarded Nobel Peace Prize, Indian journalist shot dead, and Dolma Kyab is released from prison after a 10.5-year sentence. More
China: Dolma Kyab Released yet Indicates Chinese Repression of Tibetan Free Speech
NEW YORK—The release from prison today of Tibetan writer and history teacher Dolma Kyab is welcome news, but highlights the lengths to which the Chinese government will go to repress… More
The Absolute Gravedigger
Published in 1937, The Absolute Gravedigger is the culmination of Vítězslav Nezval’s work as the leading poet of Czech surrealism. More
Meet the Judges for the 2016 PEN Literary Awards
PEN is pleased to introduce the esteemed judges of the 2016 PEN Literary Awards. More
Free Expression Daily Digest: Thurs., October 8
Svetlana Alexievich wins Nobel Prize for literature, Hindi language journalists arrested, and Azerbaijan bars entry to Amnesty staff. More
The Unimaginable Muse: On Translating Vítězslav Nezval
One of the most prolific poets of his generation, Vítězslav Nezval dazzled even his closest contemporaries with his linguistic facility and uncanny ingenuity. More
Free Expression Daily Digest: Wed., October 7
Bangladeshi spies accused of blocking media adverts, Ghana suspends judges after film, and an Internet ban in Kashmir halts journalists' work. More
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