Home & Away
Dorothea Dieckmann on Home & AwayWhen home is where you come from, aren’t you always away? On all your ways you want to come home again, trying to find… More
Books vs. Goons
A butterfly flaps its wings in India, and we feel the breeze on our cheeks here in New York. A throat is cleared somewhere in Africa and in California… More
Writing Myth Now
The very first storyteller was, I think, a journalist. He was the man who reported on what was happening “out there.” Through the ages it was he who journeyed… More
Freedom to Write
To respect the humanity and religious beliefs of minorities is not to suggest that we should limit freedom of thought on their behalf. More
Shriek it, chant it: ‘Howl’ turns 50
On stage in the New School auditorium, moderator and literary biographer Robert Polito described Howl to hundreds in the audience as a "grim but funny effort" that, like much… More
An Enlightenment Fundamentalist
Like an increasing number of immigrants in the West who refuse to have a "victim" label pinned to their lapels, the Dutch-Somalian actress, author, and politician Ayaan Hirsi Ali… More
A literary world out there, but not for U.S.
By both force of numbers and abundant literary talent, however, many of the writers challenged America's stinginess toward other literary cultures, what Italian writer Roberto Calasso called "a lethal… More
A Dark & Powerful Force From Down South
If you haven't heard of Roberto Bolano, you will soon. The Chilean author, who died of liver failure in 2003, was the subject of a major panel discussion at… More
Literary Voices, Loud & Clear
The Argentinean-born author Rodrigo Fresan spoke at a BenettonTalk Young Writers Series on Saturday, as part of the PEN World Voices Festival. His new novel, "Kensington Gardens," is a… More
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