The Puppet Makers
The following is an excerpt from The Puppet Makers by Molly Crabapple, a 2011 PEN World Voices Festival participant. More
Julian Sanchez: On Fiction and Surveillance
"When we talk about surveillance and privacy—perhaps more than any other political question—we speak a language borrowed from fiction." More
Translation Matters at the 2012 PEN World Voices Festival
PEN World Voices is a festival of international literature, so translation plays a role in nearly every panel, since the work of most of these writers from around the… More
The PEN World Voices Festival Joins the Word Alliance
The PEN World Voices Festival of International Literature in New York has joined the six other international Literary Festivals which make up the ground-breaking Word Alliance, which was formed… More
Chinese Writers Discuss Democracy
Only two Chinese writers—Zha Jianying and Yan Lianke—spoke during a panel discussion on April 29 during the PEN World Voices Festival. Would-be panelist Liao Yiwu was prevented by the… More
PEN Names New Director of World Voices Festival and Public Programs
PEN American Center, the largest branch of the world’s oldest literary and human rights organization, named László Jakab Orsós Director of the World Voices Festival and Public Programs. Orsós… More
The Sixth Annual PEN World Voices Festival of International Literature
Salman Rushdie and The PEN American Center today announce the program for the Sixth Annual World PEN Voices Festival of International Literature taking place this year Monday, April 26… More
The Fifth Annual PEN World Voices Festival of Interational Literature
Salman Rushdie and PEN American Center today announce the program for the Fifth Annual World PEN Voices Festival of International Literature taking place this year Monday, April 27… More
Literature & Power: Writing About Politics
I know that French writers are supposed to speak too long, so I will try to be short. I don’t think that the power of literature has to do,… More
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