Philip Gourevitch reads The Public-Toilet Worker by Liao Yiwu
Philip Gourevitch reads The Public-Toilet Worker by Liao Yiwu as part of PEN American Center's Bringing Down the Great Firewall of China event.On the eve of the 2008 Beijing… More
Russell Banks reads How Big a Character is Xin by Hu Shigen
Russell Banks reads How Big a Character is Xinby Hu Shigen as part of PEN American Center's Bringing Down the Great Firewall of China event.On the eve of the… More
Hari Kunzru The Crime and Punishment of Yang Yunbiao, Evictee by Li Jianqiang
Hari Kunzru The Crime and Punishment of Yang Yunbiao, Evictee by Li Jianqiang as part of PEN American Center's Bringing Down the Great Firewall of China event.On the eve… More
Jianglin Li reads Zhao Ziyangs Serious Mistake Is Actually His Greatest Contribution by Yang Tongyan
Jianglin Li reads Yang Tongyan reads Zhao Ziyangs Serious Mistake Is Actually His Greatest Contribution by Yang Tongyan as part of PEN American Center's Bringing Down the Great Firewall… More
Salman Rushdie Reads an Acceptance Speech by Natalia Estemirova
Salman Rushdie reads an excerpt from Natalia Estemirova's acceptance speech for the inaugural Anna Politkovskaya Award at the event Bearing Witness in Chechnya: The Legacy of Natalia Estemirova. More
Keith Gessen Discusses Anna Politkovskaya’s Murder Trial
Keith Gessen discusses Anna Politkovskaya's murder trial at the event Bearing Witness in Chechnya: The Legacy of Natalia Estemirova. More
Salman Rushdie Reads “Wild Garlic Gatherers” by Natalia Estemirova (Video)
Salman Rushdie reads "Wild Garlic Gatherers" by Natalia Estemirova, published in Novaya Gazeta on April 2, 2007, at the event Bearing Witness in Chechnya: The Legacy of Natalia Estemirova. More
Francine Prose: Introduction to Bringing Down the Great Firewall of China
On the eve of the 2008 Beijing Olympics, PEN honored the more than 40 writers and journalists imprisoned in China. Acclaimed authors came together to lend voice to the… More
Walter Dean Myers at Who Will Speak for the Child?
Walter Dean Meyers discusses the problems that he sees during his visits to juvenile justice facilities across the country at the 2009 PEN event Who Will Speak For The… More
Bringing Down The Great Firewall Of China – Chen Pokong
On the eve of the 2008 Beijing Olympics, PEN honored the more than 40 writers and journalists imprisoned in China. Acclaimed authors came together to lend voice to the… More