Writers and PEN members all over the world have been supporting the struggle of the parents of the disappeared Mexican students to discover the truth about their children. On 30 November, on my way to the Feria Internacional del Libro [FIL], I attended a press conference in Mexico City. Speakers included relatives of the 6…
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Writers and PEN members all over the world have been supporting the struggle of the parents of the disappeared Mexican students to discover the truth about their children. On 30 November, on my way to the Feria Internacional del Libro [FIL], I attended a press conference in Mexico City. Speakers included relatives of the 6…
Read MorePublishers’ translation highlights 2015
Halt your book purchases: PEN Atlas has everything you need
Read MorePublishers' translation highlights 2015
Halt your book purchases: PEN Atlas has everything you need
Read MoreYule love these books in translation 2014
Roasting chestnuts on an open fire, taking the first whiff of mulled wine, and cracking open a great work of literature in translation: find your stocking-filler or winter-cheerer with these recommendations
Read MoreIdentity and durability
Paulo Scott writes for PEN Atlas about the need for Brazilian authors to move away from stories about ‘white guys, living in the big urban centres’, and how a vain desire for durability has stunted the literature of his country
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