PEN Atlas Q&A: Per Petterson, author of ‘I Refuse’
PEN Atlas talks to Per Petterson about violence, absence, and the ongoing popularity of Norwegian literature
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Life and Fate Redux
Robert Chandler writes from the first Russian conference on Vasily Grossman, author of the monumental Life and Fate,
PEN Atlas Q&A: Arno Camenisch, author of The Alp
Tasja Dorkofikis interviews Arno Camenish about his bilingual novel
The Weight of Language
Elena Ferrante writes for PEN Atlas about the impact of reading Madame Bovary
Art and Culture from the Frontline: In the hope that Syria Speaks even more!
Syrian journalist and short story writer Rasha Abbas interrogates the role of art and literature in conflict
Soldier No. 9
Andrey Kurkov reports on the latest news from Ukraine,
'You must keep feeding the lake'
Michelle Bailat-Jones writes for PEN Atlas about Charles Ferdinand Ramuz, a contemporary of Robert Walser
Identity 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
'While the Gods Were Sleeping'
To commemorate the centenary of The Great War, PEN Atlas takes us to Belgium
When my cat tried to have breakfast at Tiffany's
To celebrate International Cat Day, Lena Devani writes from Greece for PEN Atlas
Spelling out FLIP
Sophie Lewis writes for PEN Atlas about the once sleepy and secluded town of Paraty, Brazil, now home to one of the continent's best and most varied literary festivals
No more trips to the beach, no more ice cream in Gaza
Ahmed Masoud writes about his son Zino and his trips to the beach in Gaza