Audio + Video
Jianglin Li Reads “Zhao Ziyang’s Serious Mistake” by Yang Tongyan
Jianglin Li reads "Zhao Ziyang's Serious Mistake" by Yang Tongyan at the 2008 event Bringing Down the Great Firewall of China: Silenced Writers Speak. More
Amartya Sen Reads from Identity and Violence
Amartya Sen reads from his book Identity and Violence: The Illusion of Destiny during a conversation with Salman Rushdie at the 2006 PEN World Voices Festival. More
Youth on the Frontlines: Entire Event
A panel discussion with Ishmael Beah, Uzodinma Iweala, and Linda Sue Park at the event Youth on the Frontlines, part of the 2007 PEN World Voices Festival. More
Chinua Achebe: Things Fall Apart
Chinua Achebe reads from Things Fall Apart as part of Faith & Reason: Writers Speak, which took place during the 2006 PEN World Voices Festival. More
Martin Amis Reads “Graham Greene” from Visiting Mrs. Nabokov
Martin Amis reads "Graham Greene" from his book Visiting Mrs. Nabokov, at the event An Evening Without..., part of the 2006 PEN World Voices Festival. More
Honor Moore Reads from Charter 08 and from the Verdict against Liu Xiaobo
Honor Moore reads from Charter 08, the December 10, 2008 declaration calling for political reforms, greater human rights, and an end to one-party rule in China, and from the… More
Youth on the Frontlines: Discussion
A panel discussion with Ishmael Beah, Uzodinma Iweala, and Linda Sue Park at the event Youth on the Frontlines, part of the 2007 PEN World Voices Festival. More
Iran: A Conversation About the Elections, Protest, and the Future
Shaul Bakhash, Roger Cohen, Haleh Esfandiari, and Karim Sadjadpour discuss the future of Iran during the 2009 event Iran: A Conversation About the Elections, Protest, and the Future. More
Iran: A Conversation About the Elections, Protest, and the Future
Shaul Bakhash, Roger Cohen, Haleh Esfandiari, and Karim Sadjadpour discuss the future of Iran during the 2009 event Iran: A Conversation About the Elections, Protest, and the Future. More
David Cole & Art Spiegelman Read from a Legal Counsel Memo and Detainee Account
David Cole reads an excerpt from a legal memo signed by Jay Bybee relating to the proposed interrogation of Abu Zubaydah, while Art Spiegelman reads excerpts from detainee Abu… More