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A Shortcut to Paradise
After his wife had left to take the children to school, Ernest Fabià sat down in his pyjamas at the formica kitchen table where they had eaten breakfast and… More
Bluebeard in Latex
"It's the damndest caseof Bluebeard Syndrome I’ve ever seen.”Detective Spellacy lit a cigarette and stared at the police psychologist for a beat through an acrid haze of blue smoke.… More
Reporter Armando José Chicoca Released
On April 6, 2011, reporter Armando José Chicoca, who was sentenced to one year in prison and a heavy fine on defamation charges on March 3, was released on… More
PEN Appeal: Armando José Chicoca
April 15, 2011 Dr. João Maria Moreira de Sousa Procurator General of the Republic Procurador Geral da República Procuradoria Geral da República Rua 17 Setembro Luanda República de Angola Fax: + 244 222 333 170… More
Beauty Salon
A few years ago my interest in aquariums led me to decorate my beauty salon with colored fish. Now that the salon has become the Terminal, where people who… More
Ludovic Debeurme: Lucille
The following is an excerpt from Lucille by Ludovic Debeurme, a 2011 PEN World Voices Festival participant.LucilleExcerpted from Lucille by Ludovic Debeurme. Copyright © 2011 by Ludovic Debeurme. All rights… More
Ghost in a Red Hat
Ghost in a Red Hat —these cabbages under full sail, these ancient walls smothered in ivy and wisteria with its purple froth: in my middle age and sensible girthI rememberstarving.I… More
Les Etoiles de Sidi Moumen
Quand les vivants pensent à moi, ils m’ouvrent comme un soupirail sur leur monde. Alors je m’y coule en douce, sans faire le moindre bruit. Je me garde de… More
September Fata Morgana
Our storydangles in the air in the nightsister for you do not end it its silken thread holds our life invisibly in the dark he who cuts itneeds not… More
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