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
Carolin Emcke Discusses Why She Writes About War
Carolin Emcke discusses why she writes about war at Confronting the Worst: Writing & Catastrophe, part of the 2005 PEN World Voices Festival. More
Philip Gourevitch Discusses Writing About the Aftermath of Tragedy
Philip Gourevitch discusses writing about the aftermath of tragedy at Confronting the Worst: Writing & Catastrophe, part of the 2005 PEN World Voices Festival. More
François Bizot Discusses Writing About Cambodia
François Bizot discusses writing about Cambodia at Confronting the Worst: Writing & Catastrophe, part of the 2005 PEN World Voices Festival. More
Ryszard Kapuscinski Discusses Writing About Africa, Asia and South America
Ryszard Kapuscinski discusses writing about Africa, Asia and South America at Confronting the Worst: Writing & Catastrophe, part of the 2005 PEN World Voices Festival. More
Protecting Privacy, Challenging Secrecy & Standing Up for the First Amendment
Panel discussion between Barbara Bailey, Peter Chase, George Christian, Janet Nocek, Mark Feldstein, Brian Ross, Richard Esposito, and James Risen at the 2006 event Protecting Privacy, Challenging Secrecy &… More
Literature of Color: Myth or Reality?
Discussed: literature of color as both myth and reality; personal experience vs. universal truth; the politics of book covers; the insult and the compromise; the racial geography of the… More