With faith-based fanaticism and initiatives breeding violence and ignorance in the East and West, as well as globalization threatening to render culture-specific traditions and moralities irrelevant, the PEN American Center recognizes the consequence of faith and reason and makes their tense coexistence the theme of this year's World Voices festival, from April 25 to 30. Orhan Pamuk (making his first visit to the United States since being charged at home with insulting Turkish identity), Toni Morrison, Zadie Smith, and Chinua Achebe are just a few of the eminent writers on hand to discuss the role of literature in this timeworn conflict. And... More >>>