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Freedom to Read: Keeping Books in Schools and Libraries
March Book and Censorship Challenges03/09/2015- Rio Rancho Public Schools, NMRio Rancho Public Schools have received requests to remove the graphic novel Palomar from its libraries' shelves on the grounds that it… More
Press Freedom Waning in Hong Kong
The deterioration of press freedom has accelerated over the past year in Hong Kong, coinciding with a period of rising political tension, according to a new report released by… More
The Feast of Weiner: On Translating Richard Weiner
"What really keeps me turning the pages is rich language, language like Häagen-Dazs strawberry ice cream: dense as it is, each spoonful only makes me want the next. ...… More
The Game for Real
In both its stylistic pyrotechnics and psychological intensity, The Game for Real is the crowning achievement of Richard Weiner’s career and one of the most powerful works of Czech… More
Translation and Memory: PEN at the 2015 MLA Convention
A recap of the roundtable "Fragments of a Vessel: Translation and Memory," co-sponsored by PEN's Translation Committee. More
PEN Staff and Members Visit Writers in China
After several days in Beijing, a delegation from PEN arrived safely in Hong Kong this last night. More
Four Poems by Emily Wilson
Is it to the power of flowering / between the red / and the far-red regions, / against the gloom, / the peony, the poppy, the rose, / the… More
The Quantum Theory of Suffering or Why I Look at the Moon
I only know this small piece of quantum theory: a thing does not exist until it is looked at or measured. That is, the moon does not exist until… More
Attacks and Censorship in Hong Kong
Is Hong Kong still a bastion of free expression in a region gripped by censorship? More
Remembering Robert Stone (1937–2015)
On behalf of PEN American Center and PEN's members and supporters, we mourn the loss and celebrate the life and work of novelist Robert Stone, who passed away on… More
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