Writers, Orhan Pamuk, Margaret Atwood and Salman Rushdie taking selfies, pre-iPhone with Pamuk’s new camera. PEN World Voices, Cooper Union, New York City, 2007.
Continue reading “From the PEN Archive: Salman Rushdie and Writers on the Selfie, Fatwa, Freedom of Expression and More.”PEN World Voices Literary Festival: Kick off
PEN World Voices co-founder, former PEN Executive Director Michael Roberts and co-founder Salman Rushdie and many others talk about the inaugural festival that brought international writers to packed theaters and venues across New York City.
PEN World Voices: Philip Gourevitch
Writer Philip Gourevitch, on the aftermath of political violence.
PEN World Voices: Chris Abani & David Grossman
Chris Abani, Nigerian writer, “Graceland” and others, on how diverse cultures can lead a society’s transformation.
David Grossman on the loneliness of the writer and the need for literary festivals.