Audio + Video
A.M. Homes and Jack Rice Read from the Interrogation Log of Mohammad al Quhtani
A.M. Homes, Vice Present of PEN American Center, and Jack Rice, former CIA special agent, read excerpts from a log detailing the seven-week interrogation of Mohammed al Qahtani at… More
Eve Ensler Reads from a Speech by George W. Bush
Eve Ensler, best-selling author and acclaimed playwright, reads from a speech by George W. Bush commemorating the United Nations Day in Support of Victims of Torture, as part of… More
George Saunders Reads Statement by Khaled El-Masri
George Saunders reads the statement of German citizen Khaled El-Masrim, an innocent victim of the CIA's extraordinary rendition program, as part of the 2009 PEN event Reckoning with Torture:… More
Carolin Emcke Discusses Why She Writes About War
Carolin Emcke discusses why she writes about war at Confronting the Worst: Writing & Catastrophe, part of the 2005 PEN World Voices Festival. More
Philip Gourevitch Discusses Writing About the Aftermath of Tragedy
Philip Gourevitch discusses writing about the aftermath of tragedy at Confronting the Worst: Writing & Catastrophe, part of the 2005 PEN World Voices Festival. More
François Bizot Discusses Writing About Cambodia
François Bizot discusses writing about Cambodia at Confronting the Worst: Writing & Catastrophe, part of the 2005 PEN World Voices Festival. More
Achmat Dangor Reads from Bitter Fruit
Achmat Dangor reads from his novel Bitter Fruit at the PEN event Africa and the World: The Writer's Role, part of the 2005 PEN World Voices Festival. More
Ryszard Kapuscinski Discusses Writing About Africa, Asia and South America
Ryszard Kapuscinski discusses writing about Africa, Asia and South America at Confronting the Worst: Writing & Catastrophe, part of the 2005 PEN World Voices Festival. More
Clayton Eshleman Introduces A Tribute to César Vallejo
Clayton Eshleman offers opening remarks at A Tribute to César Vallejo, part of the 2007 PEN World Voices Festival. More
Elena Poniatowska Reads an Account of an Earthquake in Mexico
Elena Poniatowska reads a boy's account of a 1985 earthquake in Mexico at Confronting the Worst: Writing & Catastrophe, part of the 2005 PEN World Voices Festival. More
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