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
History and the Truth of Fiction
A panel discussion with Arthur Japin, Laila Lalami, Imma Monsó, and Michael Wallner (moderated by Colum McCann) at the event History and the Truth of Fiction, part of the… More
Faith & Fiction
Albert Mobilio, Benjamin Anastas, Nadeem Aslam, Brian Evenson, and Jan Kjærstad discuss religious faith and its relationship to fiction at the event Faith & Fiction, part of the 2009… More
Mixing Art and Politics
A panel discussion with Dorothea Dieckmann, Almudena Grandes, Janne Teller, Saul Williams (moderated by Sam Tanenhaus) at the event Mixing Art and Politics, part of the 2007 PEN World… More
Laila Lalami Discusses Moroccan Children’s Literature
Laila Lalami discusses reading and writing as a child in Morocco at Personal Evolution, Social Revolution: A Program for Highschool Students, part of the 2009 PEN World Voices Festival. More
Dany Laferrière Discusses The Aroma of Coffee
Dany Laferrière discusses his decision to become a writer and his novel The Aroma of Coffee at Personal Evolution, Social Revolution: A Program for Highschool Students, part of the… More
Personal Evolution, Social Revolution: Discussion and Q&A
Edwidge Danticat, Dany Laferrière, Laila Lalami, and Colum McCann, and Benjamin Anastas discuss how literature has liberated them and brought them into courageous dialogues with their own communities, during… More
Edward Albee Discusses Federico Garcia Lorca
Edward Albee, American playwright, discusses Federico Garcia Lorca at the PEN event 2005 State of Emergency: Readings Against Torture, Arbitrary Detention & Extraordinary Rendition. More
Personal Evolution, Social Revolution: Entire event
Edwidge Danticat, Dany Laferrière, Laila Lalami, Colum McCann read from their work and participate in a panel discussion at Personal Evolution, Social Revolution: A Program for Highschool Students, part of the 2009 PEN… More
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