PEN Atlas Q&A: Mohsin Hamid
In the first in a series of author interviews about migration and otherness, we speak to novelist and writer Mohsin Hamid.
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A conversation with Mohsin Hamid
'Even if you’re 75 years old and haven’t left the city you’ve grown up in, you have migrated through time. To me, it feels like the theme of being human is being a migrant.'
Is there a crisis in storytelling?
In an era of increasing self-censorship and blurred lines between truth and fiction, the acclaimed author and translator considers the effects of a tumultuous year on literary creativity.
The immortal bird
To celebrate UN Arabic Language Day, poet and professor Atef Alshaer shares the history, richness and possibilities for the lingua franca of the Arabic world.
PEN Atlas Q&A: Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o
In conversation with the prolific author, playwright and academic to mark the publication of his latest memoir, Birth of a Dream Weaver.
The story of The Book of Dhaka
The arts editor of the Dhaka Tribune reports from the city's thriving annual literary festival, where writers and translators came together for a special launch of the latest Comma Press 'City in Fiction' anthology - The Book of Dhaka.
On Babel, hospitalities and waves
The founder of Babel festival reflects on its genesis and investigates the role of translation and multilingualism in fostering community.
Fragments
The winner of the European Prize for Literature 2009 writes six new short stories for PEN Atlas to mark the publication of her newest book, Trysting.
Not another diversity panel
The editor of The Good Immigrant on the creation of the book and bringing change to the publishing industry.
The night before
The author of One Hundred Shadows on the Yongsan Disaster, the novel as a song and light that can emerge from darkness.
New Books in German at 20
Editor Charlotte Ryland and acting editor Jen Calleja discuss the last – and next – twenty years of the magazine.