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Dignity of Lentil Soup

Michele Zackheim's profile on Russian writer and activist Stanislav Dmitrievsky, whose book may soon be banned by authorities. If found to be "extremist" in nature, Dmitrievsky himself will be… More

Snail’s House

The formative experience of reading cannot be ignored. We are not just the product of a family or of a society, of a religion or of an ethnicity, of… More

The Invisible Symposium

It is useful to remember that when you ride the subway, turn on the lights, brush your teeth, switch on your computer, dispose of your selected garbage, watch the… More

PEN 2013: Critical Cold Wars

In this critical Cold War, the stakes are very, very high. A society that inhibits the free exchange of a plurality of opinions is a society doomed. More

Angela Carabelli

Angela Carabelli, a dual citizen of Italy and the United States, is a graduate of the School for Interpreters of the University of Trieste, working in Russian and Italian. Her translations… More

Opening Letter

Dear Friends,This year sees the ninth edition of the PEN World Voices Festival. Nine years is a substantial amount of time in the life span of an art festival,… More