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Bringing German Theater to the World
In choosing plays to translate, I have sought out scripts that are substantially different—in form, or content, or both—from the type of work routinely staged by English-language theaters, without… More
Up Jump the Boogie
Life is never measured / In beats, but beat-downs, / Not line breaks, just breaks. More
PEN Remembers Writer and Publisher Morris Philipson
PEN is saddened by the loss of longtime member Morris Philipson, who passed away November 3 at his home, in Chicago, from congestive heart failure. He was 85. Philipson… More
PEN Translation Committee Member Sylvie Kande at Columbia 11/14
Sylvie Kandé will read excerpts from her neo-epic poem, La quête infinie de l’autre rive: Épopée en trois chants (Gallimard, 2011), followed by a discussion on the theme of… More
Play Their Hearts Out
On a clear and warm Sunday afternoon in September of 1996, a basketball game was played in the gym at Riverside Community College in Southern California. More
PEN Appeal: El Buen Tono
November 9, 2011 Lic. Felipe De Jesús Calderón Hinojosa Presidente de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos Residencia Oficial de los Pinos Casa Miguel Alemán Col. San Miguel Chapultepec, C.P. 11850, DISTRITO FEDERAL, México Fax: (+… More
PEN Appeal: Ragip Zarakolu
November 9, 2011 Minister of Justice Mr. Sadullah Ergin 06669 Kizilay Ankara Turkey Fax: 00 90 312 419 3370 Your Excellency, On behalf of the 3,500 members of PEN American Center, an international organization of writers… More
Ragıp Zarakolu moved to high security prison
Publisher Ragip Zarakolu was reportedly moved to a high security “F-Type” prison on November 4, 2011, being held in pre-trial detention, charged under anti-terrorism legislation. More
Stiltsville
When I stepped out of the cab, I saw Marse standing in the well of her little fishing boat, wearing denim knee shorts and a yellow sleeveless blouse, her… More