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Unlocking the History of PEN International

The Exhibition illustrates the evolution of the organisation since its foundation in 1921 through oral and written memories and archives. Explore the different collections from PEN International and the PEN Centres by navigating the sections on the right.

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L’Exposition illustre l’évolution de l’organisation, depuis sa fondation en 1921, à travers des souvenirs et archives à la fois oraux et écrits. Explorez les différentes collections de PEN International et des Centres PEN en parcourant les sections sur la droite.

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Desvelando la historia de PEN Internacional

Esta exposición ilustra la trayectoria de la organización desde su fundación en 1921, a través de memorias orales y escritas, y archivos. Descubra las diferentes colecciones de PEN Internacional y de los Centros PEN explorando las secciones de la derecha.

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Selection from PEN International's Collection

1 Empty Chair for Dawit Isaak

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2 Şanar Yurdatapan at Istanbul University rally

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3 Portrait of Hermon Ould

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4 Day of the Imprisoned Writer 2009

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5 Bill and Kathy Barazetti

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6 Antiterrorisme, écrivains et liberté d’éxpression cover by Tàpies

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7 PEN International’s Committee minutes, 1922

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8 Catharine Amy Dawson Scott

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1 “We give all we can to let the world know that fellow writers are in peril only because they are writing a story”
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2 The PEN International Case List
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3 Care and Cherish Your Gift
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4 Recollections from the office. A mini-essay dedicated to Jane Spender
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5 “We insist on our idea of people’s rights to think in their own language, to express themselves, to have an identity”
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6 A few Remarks on Amy Dawson-Scott, Founder of International PEN
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7 “We are moving into a more troubled world and PEN needs to be stronger”
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8 “It’s so important to make the prisoners understand that they’re not forgotten”
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9 Elizabeth Paterson biographical note
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10 Background note on International PEN
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11 “Writers should never forget why they are writing”
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12 “Writers in prison are obviously symptoms of disease, which is the failure of democracy and tolerance”
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13 Marjorie-Ann Watts’ memories of PEN
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14 “They tried to kill a lawyer, but they couldn’t stop the birth of a novelist”
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15 “Imagination has an enormous power if you have nothing else but that”
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16 A memory from the WWC
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