The Latest from around Free Word
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Kampfner and Heawood at the Leveson Inquiry
Yesterday, Tuesday 24 January, John Kampfner of Index on Censorship and Jonathan Heawood of English PEN appeared at the Leveson Inquiry into the culture, practice and ethics of the press. Kampfner stressed that his, and Index's, fundamental concern is that 'misplaced increase in restrictions on the media will limit the public's right to know [...] Simply ask yourself: did…
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Not a bomb. Just a book.
Controversy surrounding the 1988 novel The Satanic Verses has reignited after its author Salman Rushdie cancelled his appearance at the Jaipur Literature Festival. Rushdie pulled out of a scheduled appearance following apparent threats of assassination (reported subsequently to be fictitious). In response to his absence British Indian author Hari Kunzru and three other writers, Jeet Thayil, Ruchir Joshi and Amitava Kumar,…
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Too Much Freedom for the Land of the Free
In advance of her course on Free Speech and Literature, Dr Sophie Mayer finds out why Arizona State has banned The Tempest from its school curriculum.
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Deer Park by Han Dong
Steve Wasserman reads Deer Park, a short story by Chinese author Han Dong, translated into English by Nicky Harman
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Livestream: Writers Bloc
Free Word presents the launch of Writers Bloc, a new project which sends writers to report on education issues around the world. Tune in right here from 6.45pm on Tuesday 17 January to join the discussion in our first ever Free Word livestream.
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The Counterpoint of Change: Writers Bloc Afterword
Hugh McLean of Open Society Foundations highlights the importance of education in challenging conflict and exclusion.This essay is the afterword to Writers Bloc, a collection of essays by writers about education around the world.
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Free Word People: Siobhan McGrath
Free Word's newest staff member on fixing printers, the importance of cake and playing Dick Whittington in the Christmas panto.
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Interview with literary translator Rosalind Harvey
Tom Chivers interviews Rosalind Harvey, one of Free Word's two Translators in Residence and author of the acclaimed English translation of Down the Rabbit Hole by Juan Pablo Villalobos.