Just the Facts: Truth & the Internet
The panel discusses the fate of fact in the age of the internet at Just the Facts: Truth & the Internet, part of the 2006 PEN World Voices Festival. More
Francine Prose on Literature & Power
Francine Prose discusses the responsibilities of the essayist and novelist the event Literature & Power, part of the 2005 PEN World Voices Festival. More
Bernard-Henri Lévy Discusses Literature & Power
Bernard-Henri Lévy discusses the power of literature and the power of the writer at the event Literature & Power, part of the 2005 PEN World Voices Festival. More
Literature & Power: Panel Discussion
Bernard-Henri Lévy, Tomás Eloy Martínez, Francine Prose, Shashi Tharoor, and Oksana Zabuzhko take part in a panel discussion on Literature & Power as part of the 2005 PEN World… More
Jacob Arjouni Discusses the Crime Novel
Jacob Arjouni, author of Idiots, discusses his work and the "crime novel" at the PEN event International Noir, part of the 2005 PEN World Voices Festival. More
Tell That Story Again: Writing Myth Now
Writers who have rewritten myths for modern audiences discuss the complexities of making them new at Tell That Story Again: Writing Myth Now, part of the 2006 PEN World… More
Literature & Power: Writing About Politics
I know that French writers are supposed to speak too long, so I will try to be short. I don’t think that the power of literature has to do,… More
Africa and the World: Writers at Home and Away
ACHMAT DANGOR: History. We all have our stories.Forty years ago, at the eager age of sixteen, I had to appear before a race-classification board in Pretoria, South Africa, because… More
Uwe Timm Delivers a Talk
Uwe Timm delivers a talk at the PEN event Africa and the World: The Writer's Role, part of the 2005 PEN World Voices Festival. More
Svetlana Alexievich Discusses Why She Writes About Human Tragedies
Svetlana Alexievich discusses why she writes about human tragedies and her unique form of reportage at Confronting the Worst: Writing & Catastrophe, part of the 2005 PEN World Voices… More
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Challenging Russia's war has become a criminal offense, for anyone deemed to have spread "fake news". Now many Russians, including artists and musicians, have fled the country to escape Russia's crackdown on anti-war protesters. https://bbc.in/3a21ojk
ICYMI: In our latest #PENTen interview, we spoke with @meronhadero, author of A DOWN HOME MEAL FOR THESE DIFFICULT TIMES, about where her ideas come from, her research process, and more: https://bit.ly/3ajvrDf.
