Patrick McGrath and Martin Amis discuss doubt, Pascal’s approach to faith, a plausible refutation of religion, the nepotistic figure of Christ, hadith and the theological gamble of suicide bombings,… More

Daniel Kehlmann & Jeffrey Eugenides discuss the making of fiction during a conversation that took place at the 2008 PEN World Voices Festival. More

Ayaan Hirsi Ali and Philip Gourevitch discuss Islamic Enlightenment, liberal betrayal, and Christian and Muslim provincialism at Conversations in the Library, part of the 2006 PEN World Voices Festival. More

When Roberto Saviano decided to investigate the Neapolitan mafia and write a book about its illegal activities, he never believed he would have an international best-seller on his hands,… More

Ian Buruma and Thant Myint-U discuss the aftermath of the bloody resonse to the 2007 Burmese anti-govenment protests at the event Burma: A Land at a Crossroads, part of… More

Sebastian Barry and Roxanne Coady discuss what sort of communities can evolve between authors, their works and readers during a conversation which took place at the 2009 PEN World… More

Ian McEwan & Steven Pinker discuss conversation and the rules of engagement; the treatment of underlings; mutual knowledge vs. innuendo; “seeing one’s etchings”; ritual and primitive emotion; transacting intimate… More