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Middletown
Anyway, he was magnificent. The first expressive gesture. From that little curl of the toes to all of the world’s bibles and languages, it’s just a matter of time.… More
2012 PEN/Bellwether Prize
Inaugural Award WinnerSusan Nussbaum, for her novel Good Kings Bad KingsThe Bellwether Prize, which was established in 2000 by Barbara Kingsolver and is funded entirely by her, was created to… More
Ce N’est Pas Le Monde
Below is new graphic analysis by John Krygier and Denis Wood. It appears in PEN America 15: Maps. More
Thought Is Free
PEN American Center and The Public Theater are proud to present a program in support of writers and artists who have been imprisoned or imperiled for speaking truth to… More
Turkish President Says Free Speech Violations Cast Shadow Over Progress
In a meeting today with a delegation from PEN International, President Abdullah Gül expressed his personal commitment to free speech. Responding to PEN's concerns over a rising number of… More
Ivory Black
The interior eye / Opposite watching’s touch / In what is black white / Is by accident / The eye detaches / As it slips from itself / What… More
Excerpts from Kurt Vonnegut: Letters
International P.E.N. is an organization of terribly old European cultural bureaucrats who meet twice a year to discuss World War Two. It is mainly financed by Americans and West… More
From Alan’s War
This excerpt from Alan’s War: The Memories of G.I. Alan Cope by Emmanuel Guibert appears in PEN America 11: Make Believe. More
The Living Room
“The Living Room” is excerpted from A Game for Swallows by Zeina Abirached and translated by Edward Gauvin. It appears in PEN America 12: Correspondences. More
Through the Yellow Hour
Maude stands in the entrance, wearing a blue bonnet on her head, as well as a gas mask, a large backpack worn in the front, boots. She also wears… More
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