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The English Pen Online World Atlas |
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Everything you need to know about the world's great writers and emerging voices is on this site, created by PEN, the worldwide writers' association. We believe that great writing has the power to change your life, and to change the world.
All the content is added by you: readers and writers who want to pass on your tips and create a new global community of readers. This site is launching with a focus on writing from the Arab region. There is a world of writing out there. Tell us about it! |
Featured Author:
Alaa al Aswany
Born in 1957, Alaa al Aswany is a dentist-turned-writer who has written prolifically for Egyptian newspapers on literature, politics and social issues.
He was made famous by The Yacoubian Building (Imarat Yaacoubian), published in 2002, which for several years was reputedly the best-selling novel in Arabic. It depicts the ills of modern Egypt through the inhabitants of a once-fashionable apartment block in downtown Cairo. Though the characters are fictitious, the Yacoubian Building actually exists - it is where Aswany's first dental surgery was based.
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