Case Histories: Allen Ginsberg
"My books piled up before me for my use / waiting in space where I placed them, they haven't disappeared, time's left its remnants and qualities for me to… More
1933 PEN Congress Speech
I regret that the German delegates are not present. Many people advised me not to speak today. But the author is solely bound to the spirit. He who believes… More
“The Ivory Tower, or The Soap Box?”: The Place of Propaganda in Literature
Perhaps because I belong to a race about whom the written word has been very stereotyped, discussion by me of “ivory tower” and “soap-box” is largely academic. So fixed… More
“How Can Culture Survive in Exile?”
We may be allowed to take it as an encouraging symptom that you are asking us “How can culture survive in exile?” instead of raising the more skeptical question… More
Case Histories: Nawal El Saadawi
Nawal El Saadawi, a psychiatrist and novelist writing in Arabic, is the author of more than 40 books, which have been translated, acclaimed, and awarded around the world. She delivered… More
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