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The Possessed
Despite the novel’s complexity, its central question is very simple: How does someone who doesn’t actually have tuberculosis end up spending seven years at a tuberculosis sanatorium? I often… More
Five Years On, Writers Continue to Call for Justice for Anna Politkovskaya
On the five-year anniversary of the murder of acclaimed Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya, PEN American Center once again appealed to the Russian government for justice, citing an ongoing “climate… More
Lila Azam Zanganeh on The Gift
But more than anything—and the reason why I love this novel and would swap it in a second with the Gideon Bible in any hotel room great or small—is… More
PEN Mourns Loss of Renowned Translator and PEN Member Joachim Neugroschel
PEN joins the international literary community in mourning the passing of prolific literary translator, essayist, art critic, poet, editor, and publisher Joachim Neugroschel, who died on May 23 in… More
Literature Knows No Frontiers: John Galsworthy and the Shaping of PEN
As we look forward to our 90th anniversary in 2012, we also look back to our founding principles, which were written in a period with parallels to today’s uncertain… More
Literature Knows No Frontiers: John Galsworthy and the Shaping of PEN
This past Sunday marked the birthday of English novelist, playwright, and Nobel Laureate John Galsworthy (1867–1933), the first President of PEN International and author of the first three articles… More
PEN American Center Announces Recipients of the 2011 PEN Literary Awards
PEN American Center, the largest branch of the world’s oldest literary and human rights organization, today announced the winners and runners-up of the 2011 PEN Awards, the most comprehensive… More
Human Rights Pioneer & Author Jeri Laber to Join Board of PEN American Center
PEN American Center, the largest branch of the world’s oldest literary and human rights organization, announced today that Jeri Laber, a founder of Human Rights Watch, author, and humanitarian,… More
PEN Appeal: Bondarenko, Khalip, Neklyaev, Fiaduta, Severinets
June 2, 2011 Alyaksandr G. Lukashenka President of the Republic of Belarus Karl Marx Str. 38 220016 g. Minsk Belarus Fax: + 375 172 26 06 10 or +375 172 22 38 72 Your Excellency, On behalf… More
Luminescences of Words
When I was invited, a year and a half ago, to become president of the PEN American Center, I believe it was hoped I would prove enough of a… More
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