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Sam Lipsyte Reads from Home Land
Sam Lipsyte reads from his novel Home Land at the Believer Nighttime Event, part of the 2006 PEN World Voices Festival. More
Reading Burma: Entire Event
Kiran Desai, Venerable U Gawsita, Siri Hustvedt, Joseph Lelyveld, George Packer, Orhan Pamuk, Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro, and Salman Rushdie take part in the 2008 PEN event Reading Burma: A… More
An Evening with the Moth
Neil Gaiman, Pico Iyer, Laila Lalami, and Jonathan Ames tell stories during the PEN event "An Evening with the Moth," part of the 2007 PEN World Voices Festival. More
Salman Rushdie Reads Poems by U TIn Moe
Salman Rushdie reads several poems by legendary Burmese poet U TIn Moe at the 2008 PEN event Reading Burma: A Benefit for Cyclone Relief and Freedom of Expression in… More
Paulo Lins Reads from City of God
Paulo Lins reads from his novel City of God at the 2006 PEN event The Global City, part of the 2006 PEN World Voices Festival. More
Jeffrey Eugenides Reads from “Trousers” by Robert Walser
Jeffrey Eugenides reads from "Trousers" by Robert Walser at the event A Tribute to Robert Walser, part of the 2008 PEN World Voices Festival. More
Ishmael Beah Reads from A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier
Ishmael Beah reads from A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier at Youth on the Frontlines, part of the 2007 PEN World Voices Festival. More
Michael Ondaatje Reads from Anil’s Ghost
Michael Ondaatje reads from his novel Anil's Ghost at Readings From Around the Globe, part of the 2009 PEN World Voices Festival. More
Larry Siems Introduces the 2007 event Dirty Wars: Readings Against Torture…
Larry Siems, Director of the PEN American Center Freedom to Write program, introduces the 2007 event Dirty Wars: Readings Against Torture, Arbitrary Detention, Kidnapping, and Rendition. More
Marie Ponsot Reads an Untitled Poem by Scott Walt
Marie Ponsot reads Scott Walt's untitled poem, winner of an honorable mention for poetry in PEN's 2004 Prison Writing Contest, at the 2009 event Breakout: Voices from Inside. More
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