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The Reluctant Fundamentalist: Mohsin Hamid in Conversation with Akhil Sharma
With Mohsin Hamid and Akhil Sharma; introduced by Philip Gourevitch.Co-sponsored by The Paris Review and the French Institute Alliance Française (FIAF) The war on terror has been examined from myriad… More
Metamorphosis in the East Village: Danielle Evans
Danielle Evans reads from The Empire Has No Clothes, a novel-in-progress, at The Standard East. More
The Work Before the Work: A Special Program for High School Students
With Annecy Báez, Rawi Hage, Saïd Sayrafiezadeh, and special guests; moderated by David Dante Troutt. Co-sponsored by Instituto Cervantes Many successful writers divide their time and focus between daily occupations and… More
Christopher Hitchens: The Fifth Annual Arthur Miller Freedom to Write Lecture
Christopher Hitchens speaks on Crucibles: Past and Present followed by a conversation with PEN World Voices Festival Chair, Salman Rushdie. Hitchens is a contributing editor to Vanity Fair and a… More
Metamorphosis in the East Village: Maud Casey
Maud Casey reads "Dreaming Together, 1886" at The Standard East More
Christopher Hitchens: The Fifth Annual Arthur Miller Freedom to Write Lecture
Christopher Hitchens speaks on Crucibles: Past and Present followed by a conversation with PEN World Voices Festival Chair, Salman Rushdie. More
Ariel Dorfman Reads “Asylum”
Ariel Dorfman reads his short story "Asylum" at the 2010 PEN Cabaret, part of the 2010 PEN World Voices Festival. More
Ben Okri Reads Selected Poems at the PEN Cabaret
Ben Okri reads poetry at the Fourth Annual PEN Cabaret, part of the 2010 PEN World Voices Festival. More
Irakli Kakabadze Performs a Polyphonic Discourse
Irakli Kakabadze performs at the Fourth Annual PEN Cabaret, part of the 2010 PEN World Voices Festival. More
Translating Poets Alive: Anne Waldman & Florencia San Martin
Anne Waldman reads selections from her poetry with Spanish translations by Florencia San Martin More