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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
A Writer’s Writer: On Translating Regina Ullmann
"Rilke would continue to champion Ullmann’s work until his death, along with other notable admirers including Thomas Mann and Hermann Hesse. Yet she remained what we today would call… More
Strawberries
With this translation, Beals introduces English-language readers to a sui generis early twentieth-century Swiss writer. Her sad and haunted voice is like no other—harsh and delicate; acrid and violet-scented.… More
Saudi Arabia: Halt Flogging of Raif Badawi
PEN implores the U.S. government to redouble their efforts to prevent tomorrow's whipping of Raif Badawi, a blogger sentenced to 1,000 lashes. More
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