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What was PEN’s role in shaping the very concept of human rights even before it was adopted by the United Nations in 1948? How did PEN develop fundamental ideas on free speech as well as the equality of languages and literatures? This book tells the extraordinary story of how writers from around the world placed the celebration of literature and the defence of free speech at the centre of humanity’s struggle against repression and terror. From opposing book burning and the persecution of writers in Nazi Germany, to supporting dissident writers during the Cold War and campaigning for imprisoned writers in China today, PEN has worked to safeguard against all kinds of censorship and self-censorship. The extraordinary writers who have been PEN cases is a history of bravery and include Federico García Lorca, Stefan Zweig, Musine Kokalari, Wole Soyinka, Salman Rushdie, Ngugi wa Thiong’o, Anna Politkovskaya, Hrant Dink and Svetlana Alexievich.      Those writers’ voices, and those of the many others who have battled to uphold the  opening phrase of PEN's Charter - 'Literature knows no frontiers' - are still very much with us. Without them, PEN International could not have become the strong, vibrant, active movement it is today.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ GARDNERS","offer_id":49740518261009,"sku":"NGR9780500024614","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":50739656032529,"sku":"GOR014055716","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0500024618.jpg?v=1769680746"},{"product_id":"pen-book-carles-torner-9781623719029","title":"Pen","description":"\u003ci\u003ePEN has been instrumental in defending truth and facts. In fact, no other organization has done more to inoculate Americans against disinformation. 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It has grown into a worldwide network of writers, a community extended to more than 100 countries who for 100 years has worked to celebrate all literatures without exception and protect freedom of expression. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Today, PEN plays a unique part in the defense of free expression, celebration of literary excellence, amplification of marginalized voices, and the fostering of dialogue across political and ideological boundaries.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50395147075857,"sku":"CIN162371902XG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/162371902X.jpg?v=1751277177"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/collections\/author-books-by-carles-torner.oembed","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}