Turkey, a Touchy Critic, Plans to Put a Novel on Trial
“If there is a thief in a novel,” said Elif Shafak recently, “it doesn’t make the novelist a thief.” Yet, Ms. Shafak is due in court here on Sept.… More
Novelist May Be Jailed for a Character’s Remarks
Elif Shafak will appear in the country's seventh high criminal court on charges of violating Article 301 of the Turkish Criminal Code. >> Read the story More
Editor’s Note
The first annual PEN World Voices Festival brought together 125 writers from around the globe for a week of intense conversation about language, culture, crime, catastrophe, death, sex, religion—the… More