Selma Dabbagh reports from the Palestine Festival of Literature: Part 3
In her third PEN Atlas despatch, British Palestinian writer Selma Dabbagh reflects on Palfest, dealing with criticism, and what freedom feels like
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Selma Dabbagh reports from the Palestine Festival of Literature: Part 2
In this second PEN Atlas despatch from British Palestinian writer Selma Dabbagh, we are taken deeper into Gaza; into the streets, into darkness.
Selma Dabbagh reports from the Palestine Festival of Literature: Part 1
This week the PEN Atlas hears from British Palestinian writer Selma Dabbagh. In the first despatch, Selma describes her journey into Palestine; the sights, sounds and people she encounters en route.
Endangered Species
This week's PEN Atlas despatch is from Dubravka Ugresic, who considers a specific human species and its survival: the writer.
Great Flemish Voices: Louis Paul Boon and Beyond
In this week's PEN Atlas despatch editor and translator Michele Hutchison introduces some of the greatest Flemish writers...
Contra la narcoliteratura
La narrativa de la violencia en México 2: tres razones para no usar la palabra narcoliteratura
Against Narcoliterature
This week for PEN Atlas, Juan Pablo Villalobos writes against ‘Narcoliterature’. This piece has been translated from Spanish by Rosalind Harvey.
Chinese literature – where are we now?
The second PEN Atlas despatch in this week's two-part sequence is by one of China’s most important writers and avant-garde poets, Han Dong, who looks into two very significant periods in China's literary history.
Performing in Chains
The PEN Atlas continues this week with a two-part blog sequence. The first despatch comes from one of China's most established writers, Yan Lianke, who reflects on mechanisms of censorship.
What We Don’t Know About North Korea
This week's PEN Atlas despatch comes from Krys Lee, who takes a look at the literature from (and about) North Korea that is available in English translation.
Yo ya no quiero salir en esta película
La narrativa de la violencia en México 1: el cuento.
I Don’t Want To Be In This Film Any More
The PEN Atlas series continues with a powerful despatch by Mexican writer Juan Pablo Villalobos.
Writing In A City That’s Collapsing
English PEN Launches the PEN Atlas with this piece by Athens based writer Gazmend Kapllani.