We, the undersigned writers and members of PEN American Center, wish to endorse and support Kwame Anthony Appiah’s nomination of Liu Xiaobo for the Nobel Peace Prize.

Edward Albee

Dave Eggers

Paul Auster

A.M. Homes
 
Russell Banks

Siri Hustvedt
 
Ian Buruma

Ha Jin
 
Peter Carey

Jhumpa Lahiri
 
Ron Chernow
      
Jonathan Lethem
 
Billy Collins

Francine Prose
 
Don DeLillo

Adrienne Rich
 
E.L. Doctorow

Philip Roth
 
Ariel Dorfman

Salman Rushdie