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The PEN Ten: An Interview with Rivers Solomon

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By: Lily Philpott | October 24, 2019

"I write, I get tired, I stop. I drop an idea. Sometimes I pick it up again. Sometimes I don’t. I write at night, when I feel like it.… More

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The PEN Ten: An Interview with Nicole Chung

Interview
By: Lily Philpott | October 17, 2019

"Not everyone will understand what they’re trying to do or why it matters, but plenty will. And those are the people you want to write to and for." More

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“Find your truth and tell it:” A PEN Ten Interview with Etaf Rum

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By: Lily Philpott | October 10, 2019

"The process of translation makes clear that no one language has power over another." More

Ahmed Naji

The PEN Ten Interview: Ahmed Naji on Language, Identity, and Writing in Exile

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By: Lily Philpott | May 2, 2019

"I don't want to be sad, or a prisoner of my own nostalgia. It's an excellent opportunity to be here, and I am thirsty. I want to learn everything,… More

Namwali Serpell

“We Think in Stories”: A PEN Ten Interview with Namwali Serpell

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By: Lily Philpott | April 18, 2019

"We think in stories. It’s so constitutive that 'need' is an understatement. It’s more like blood than water." More

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