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2010 PEN World Voices Festival: 150 Writers, 40 Countries, 7 Days
Monday, April 26 7 p.m. The Diversity Test: Gender and Literature in Translation With Lorraine Adams, Alex Epstein, Andrea Levy, and Norman Rush; moderated by Claire Messud Tuesday, April 27 7 p.m. The 2010 PEN Literary Gala Wednesday, April 28 10 a.m The Work Before the Work: A Special Program for High School Students With Annecy Báez, Rawi Hage, Saïd Sayrafiezadeh,... »
Muriel Barbery Opens up to Adam Gopnik about “The Elegance of the Hedgehog”
Every now and then a book comes along that is so off the beaten path, that so wholly and charmingly occupies its own space, that the world can’t help but stop and take notice. The story behind the unlikely success of The Elegance of the Hedgehog –the international bestseller from French author Muriel Barbery—is as disarmingly... »
PEN World Voices Festival Wrap Party
International literati were out and about at the Hungarian Cultural Center last night for the official PEN World Voices Festival after party, the crowning social event of a week of stellar literary performances. Zadie Smith practically glowed in a strapless dress, her hair swept back under a hair wrap that lent her a regal air.... »
PEN Author Spotlight: Morten Ramsland’s “Doghead” Mixes Highbrow, Lowbrow Humor In Multigenerational Family Saga
“Somewhere in Eastern Germany, my grandfather Askild is running across an open plain. The Germans are after him, and he has lost one of his shoes; it’s freezing. The half moon casts a pale glow over the landscape, transforming it into a ploughed field with frozen soldiers partly buried in mud….My father has not... »