Revolutionary Plays Since 2000: The Future of Political Theater
Lasha Bugadze (Georgia), Laila Soliman (Egypt), Mahmoud Dowlatabadi (Iran), and the Civilians (New York) have all tried to turn street-level protest into art. Did they succeed? Moderator Mike Daisey,… More
Understanding Egypt
With Mona Eltahawy, Elias Khoury, and Rula Jebreal Over a year has passed since Egypt's initial uprising, but the country is still facing unstable times and an uncertain future. What… More
The Sixth Annual Arthur Miller Freedom to Write Lecture: Wole Soyinka
April 24, 2007 | Cooper Union's Great Hall | New York City Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, Nigerian poet-dramatist, Wole Soyinka, writes: "Books and all forms of writing… More
TimesTalks: Martin Amis, Margaret Atwood, and E.L. Doctorow
Internationally celebrated authors talk with A.O. Scott of The New York Times: Martin Amis (The Pregnant Widow and the upcoming Lionel Asbo: The State of England), Margaret Atwood (The… More
Reviewing Translations
With Arne Bellstorf, Ruth Franklin, Julya Rabinowich, and Lorin Stein; moderated by Eric Banks and Susan BernofskyWhen a translated work is under review, what exactly is being critiqued? Is… More
Russia in Two Acts
With Jamey Gambrell, Garry Kasparov, Vladmir Sorokin, and Fedor Svarovskiy; moderated by Christian Caryl Watch a World Champion chess player, now journalist, unravel the complexities of Russia's cultural and geopolitical… More
Remarks by Arnaud Nourry
Remarks by Arnaud Nourry, Chairman & CEO of Hachette Livre, and Publisher Chair of the 2011 PEN Literary Gala and PEN World Voices Festival. More
Giacomo Leopardi’s Canti: A Conversation with Jonathan Galassi and Joachim Sartorius
With Jonathan Galassi and Joachim Sartorius; moderated by Rosanna Warren President of the venerable publishing house, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Jonathan Galassi goes head-to-head with the illustrious German-poet translator and… More
Is Nonfiction Literature?
With Colum McCann, Philip Gourevitch, Norbert Gstrein, and Antje Rávic StrubelThe Nobel Prize for Literature has never been awarded to a nonfiction writer, although many literature laureates have devoted… More
Arthur Miller Freedom to Write Lecture by Nawal El Saadawi
The fourth annual PEN World Voices Arthur Miller Freedom to Write Lecture was presented by Egyptian novelist, psychiatrist, and activist Nawal El Saadawi. PEN President and acclaimed author Kwame… More