Tribute to Toni Morrison (1931–2019)
PEN America—along with the wider literary community—mourns the death of Nobel laureate and long-time PEN America Member Toni Morrison. More
Goodbye From this River: Romeo Oriogun Remembers Binyavanga Wainaina
"You gave me a language that is brazen, that is without shame, that is human... Binj, goodbye from this river. May every shore you touch give you what you… More
Remembering Writer and LGBT Activist Xulhaz Mannan on the Third Anniversary of his Murder
To mark three years since the murder of LGBT activist Xulhaz Mannan, PEN America shares this remembrance by his friend, writer and journalist Raad Rahman. More
Gregory Rabassa: Selections
Excerpts from two novels Gregory Rabassa introduced to the English-speaking world. More
A Tribute to Gregory Rabassa (1922–2016)
The PEN America community remembers Gregory Rabassa for his contribution to the world of letters, his masterly translations from the Spanish and the Portuguese, and his constant advocacy of… More
Edith Grossman: Making Translation Matter
Presented by the PEN America Translation Committee as part of the 2016 World Voices Festival of International Literature at the Cervantes Institute in Manhattan Honoring One of the… More
Alta L. Price’s Tribute to Edith Grossman
This tribute was written by Alta L. Price. She is the translator of Jürgen Holstein's The Book Cover in the Weimar Republic and Corrado Augias' The Secrets of Italy… More
Peter Constantine’s Tribute to Edith Grossman
This tribute was written by Peter Constantine. He is the translator of German, Russian, French, Modern Greek, Ancient Greek, Italian, Albanian, Dutch, and Slovene literature. His latest translation includes… More
Susan Bernofsky’s Tribute to Edith Grossman
This tribute was written by Susan Bernofsky. She is the translator of Jenny Erpenbeck's The End of Days et al. She is also the director of Literary Translation Program,… More