Memories of My Melancholy Sweethearts
Iran’s straight-laced censors are not known for their tolerance of sexually risque literature, so a book called A Memory of My Melancholy Whores was never likely to meet with their approval. But in their determination to get Gabriel García Márquez’s highly acclaimed work into the bookshops, local ...
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PEN Day of the Imprisoned Writer
Today is PEN’s Day of the Imprisoned Writer. On November 15 each year International PEN stages the Day of the Imprisoned Writer. PEN members do what they can to “raise public awareness of the plight of their colleagues worldwide,” writing protest appeals, staging events, and calling attention to ...
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