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Photos
Portraits
John Ralston Saul in the contemplation pavilion of Yi Eonjeok. Part of Dongnakdang, his house built in 1532 outside of Gyeongju.
Photo Credit: Kate Szatmari (Toronto)
Photo Credit: Sophie Boussols (France)
Photo Credit: Betty Wang (Toronto)
John in Pangnirtung, Nunavut, 2009
Photo Credit: Kate Szatmari (Toronto)
Photo Credit: Ned Pratt (St.John's, Nfld)
Photo Credit: Don Denton (Banff, Alberta)
Book Related
John Ralston Saul and Carlos Tello (former President of Bank of Mexico and Amb. to Cuba, Russia, Portugal) discussing El colapso de la globalizacion at the Universidad Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM) (March 2013)
John in Elzéar Goulet Park, Saint Boniface, Manitoba with (left to right) Gérald Clément, Hélène Clément, Patrick Clément, David Dandeneau, and Charles Clément (October 16, 2008)
John speaking about his book The Collapse of Globalism in Sydney's Town Hall as part of the Sydney Writers' Festival, on May 20, 2010.
JRS with group of Canadian Rhodes Scholars after giving Oxford Canada Seminar on Globalism - May 2009
(Front, l-r): Erin Freeland Ballantyne, Alana Lajoie-O'Malley, Michael Urban
(Back, l-r): Olivier Jarda, Alexandra Conliffe, JRS, Stephen Brosha, JanaLee Cherneski, Zinta Zommers, Dan Lussier
(Collapse of Globalism)
(Front, l-r): Erin Freeland Ballantyne, Alana Lajoie-O'Malley, Michael Urban
(Back, l-r): Olivier Jarda, Alexandra Conliffe, JRS, Stephen Brosha, JanaLee Cherneski, Zinta Zommers, Dan Lussier
(Collapse of Globalism)
Near Rivers Manitoba, where he spent part of his childhood - late 1990s
(Reflections of a Siamese Twin)
(Reflections of a Siamese Twin)
JRS with Brenda Small, Beverly Sabourin, and Daniel Yerxa at Negahneewin College - March 2009
(A Fair Country)
(A Fair Country)
JRS with Métis Nation of Alberta Vice-President Muriel Stanley Venne and Region 3 Vice President, Bev Weber - February 2009
(A Fair Country)
(A Fair Country)
JRS with BC Regional AFN Chief Shawn Atleo before giving the UBC-Laurier Institution Multiculuralism Lecture - April 2009
(A Fair Country)
(A Fair Country)
With Gen. Dlimi, the then strong man of Morocco, at his house in Marrakesh - early 1980s
(Baraka and De Si Bons Américains)
(Baraka and De Si Bons Américains)
PEN International
Fundacion Violeta Barrios de Chamorro: Guillermo Medrano, Emilio Ortega, Cristiana Chamorro and John Ralston Saul. Managua, 2013
John Ralston Saul with the editors and journalists from Confidencial. Managua, 2013.
John Ralston Saul and Aminta Granera, Director General of the National Police of Nicaragua. Managua, 2013.
John Ralston Saul and the Board of La Prensa. Managua, 2013
Sergio Ramirez, John Ralston Saul and Tulita Guerrero at the Masaya Volcano. Managua, 2013.
John Ralston Saul and Alain Pescador with Juan Carlos Ampié, interim host of Esta Semana. Managua, 2013.
Keynote Speech at the Inter American Press Association meeting in Puebla, Mexico (March 2013)
Alicia Quinones (Secretary of PEN Mexico), Aline Davidoff (President of PEN Mexico) and John Ralston Saul at a meeting with the Attorney General of Mexico (March 2013)
JRS and Yoani Sanchez (Cuban Blogger and Dissident) in Mexico (March 2013)
PEN International Mexico Delegation meeting the Attorney General of Mexico (March 2013)
PEN International Mexico Delegation meeting with Mexican Deputy Attorney General and Special Prosecutor for Crimes Against Freedom of Expression (March 2013)
Armando Prida (President of Fundalex), John Ralston Saul, and Luis Ernesto Derbez (President of UDLAP and former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Mexico) (March 2013)
PEN International Press Conference in Istanbul, Turkey in November 2012 (from left to right: Eugene Schoulgin, Hori Takeaki, John Ralston Saul, Tarik Gunersel, Marian Botsford Fraser, Eric Lax)
PEN International Press Conference in Istanbul, Turkey in November 2012
Planning session, Turkey Delegation in Istanbul (November 2012)
Reception in honour of Zeynap Oral (front, second from right) being named Chevalier dans l’Ordre National des Arts et Lettres, at the Palais de France in Istanbul, Turkey (November 2012)
New Courthouse, Ankara, Turkey
JRS with Ahmet Şık and Nedim Şener at the Oda TV trial in Istanbul, Turkey (November 2012)
Oda TV trial in Istanbul, Turkey (November 2012)
Eric Lax, JRS, Tarik Gunersel and Hori Takeaki outside Tarik Gunersal's primary school in Moda, Istanbul
John Ralston Saul delivering statement as part of a PEN International public event in Istanbul, Turkey (November 2012)
International President John Ralston Saul moderates PEN International Free the Word! event at Frankfurt Book Fair (Oct. 20, 2012)
Press Conference - Laura McVeigh, Executive Director; John Ralston Saul, President; Hori Takeaki, International Secretary; Gil-won Lee, President Korean PEN - PEN International Congress 2012
Guests at the 78th Annual PEN International Congress in Gyeongu, South Korea (September 2012)
Delegates at the 78th Annual PEN International Congress in Gyeongu, South Korea (September 2012)
4th Ural-Altay PEN Centre Solidarity Network Conference (June 17-20, 2012 in Simferopol, Ukraine)
PEN Balkan Network Meeting (Belgrade, May 2012)
Public Meeting with Writers in Djibouti (March 2012)
Meeting with South Korean PEN and North Korean Writers in Exile (February 2012)
Meeting with South Korean PEN and North Korean Writers in Exile (February 2012)
Meeting with South Korean PEN and North Korean Writers in Exile (February 2012)
Meeting with Executive of Somali-speaking PEN in Djibouti
Meeting with a nomad primary school outside the city of Djibouti (March 2012)
With Abdourahman and Chehem Watta in the desert outside the city of Djibouti
Outisde the offices of the Senegalese Writers' Association. From left to right: Mohamed Sheriff, JRS, Khainga Ookwemba, and Mohamed Magani (Dakar, Senegal, November 2011)
PAN Working Session in the offices of the Senegalese Writers' Association, Dakar, Senegal (November 2011)
Abdul-Rahman Harruna Attah, Mohamed Sheriff, Chehem Watta, and JRS at Gorée Island, Dakar, Senegal (November 2011)
Students from Our Lady of Guadalupe Secondary School's PEN Writing Club, in Lunsar, Sierra Leone (November 2011)
Students from Our Lady of Guadalupe Secondary School's PEN Writing Club, in Lunsar, Sierra Leone (November 2011)
Sierra Leone PEN Centre in Freetown
Students from Freetown PEN Writing Club. At the back, from left to right: Nathaniel Pearce, Allieu Kamara, JRS, and Mohamed Sheriff (Freetown, Sierra Leone, November 2011)
Manifesto in Support of Dawit Isaak, at the 2011 Gothenburg Book Fair: from left to right, Jesper Bengtsson (Reporters without Borders - Sweden), Peter Englund (Permanent Secretary of the Swedish Academy), Herta Müller (2009 Nobel Laureate for Literature), Mario Vargas Llosa (2010 Nobel Laureate for Literature), Ola Larsmo (President of Swedish PEN)
2011 Annual PEN Congress in Belgrade: Opening Ceremony (l-r: Serbian President Boris Tadić, JRS, Adrienne Clarkson, Serbian Prime Minister Mirko Cvetković, Serbian Minister of Culture, Media, and Information Society, Predrag Marković)
2011 Annual PEN Congress in Belgrade: JRS, Hori Takeaki, and Frank Geary
2011 Annual PEN Congress in Belgrade: Free the Word Literary Evening (l-r: Laura McVeigh, JRS, Vida Ognjenović, Hori Takeaki, Gojko Božović)
2011 Annual PEN Congress in Belgrade:General Assembly just prior to Opening Ceremony (Swedish and Scottish PEN Centres in foreground)
2011 Annual PEN Congress in Belgrade: Writers in Prison Committee Meeting
2011 Annual PEN Congress in Belgrade: Opening Ceremony
2011 Annual PEN Congress in Belgrade: Delegates listening to writers speak from the balcony of the National Theatre
2011 Annual PEN Congress: PEN International Board Retreat in Novi Sad
2011 Annual PEN Congress: PEN International Board Retreat in Novi Sad
Edvard Kovač (Chair of the PEN Writers for Peace Committee). Marek Halter (Guest of Honour), JRS, Janez Fajfar (Mayor of Bled), and Marjan Strojan (President of Slovene PEN) at the 43rd International Bled Conference (Bled, Slovenia)
Marjan Strojan (President of Slovene PEN), John Ralston Saul, Teresa Cadete (President of Portuguese PEN Centre), Sylvestre Clancier (President of French PEN Centre), and Kaiser ÖzHun (President of Uyghur PEN Centre) at the 43rd International Bled Conference (Bled, Slovenia)
Delegates at the 43rd International Bled Conference (Bled, Slovenia)
Teresa Cadete (President of Portuguese PEN), Edvard Kovač (Chair of the Writers for Peace Committee), and Marjan Strojan (President of Slovene PEN) speaking at the 43rd International Bled Conference (Bled, Slovenia)
Opening of the Translation & Linguistic Rights Committee Conference 2011 in Girona, Spain. From left to right: Carme Arenas (President of Catalan PEN), Anna Pagans (Mayor of Girona), John Ralston Saul, and Josep-Maria Terricabras (Chair of the PEN Translation & Linguistic Rights Committee)
Translation & Linguistic Rights Committee Conference 2011 in Girona, Spain. From left to right: John Ralston Saul, Josep Maria Terricabras (Chair of the PEN Translation & Linguistic Rights Committee), Hori Takeaki (International Secretary), and Frank Geary (Interim Co-Executive Director)
Working on the Girona Manifesto of Language Rights (Girona, Spain)
An Evening with Korean PEN Members Living in Canada as Guests of the Korean Consul-General in Toronto
2010 PEN International Annual Congress in Tokyo, Japan: Assembly of Delegates
2010 PEN International Annual Congress in Tokyo, Japan: Assembly of Delegates
2010 PEN International Annual Congress in Tokyo, Japan: Hori Takeaki and Eric Lax
2010 PEN International Annual Congress in Tokyo, Japan: Writers in Prison Committee Breakout Session
2010 PEN International Annual Congress in Tokyo, Japan: Writers in Prison Committee Breakout Session
2010 PEN International Annual Congress in Tokyo, Japan: Writers for Peace Committee Working Session
2010 PEN International Annual Congress in Tokyo, Japan: Writers in Prison Committee Working Session
2010 PEN International Annual Congress in Tokyo, Japan: Writers in Prison Committee Working Session
2010 PEN International Annual Congress in Tokyo, Japan: The Japan P.E.N. Club Executive Committee
2010 PEN International Annual Congress in Tokyo, Japan: Homero Aridjis, Betty Aridjis, and Kwame Anthony Appiah
Burt Caesar, Margaret Busby, John Ralston Saul at the London Free the Word Festival (April 14-18, 2010)
Imruh Bakari, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Burt Caesar at the London Free the Word Festival (April 14-18, 2010)
Dec 10, 2010 - Oslo, John Ralston to participate as President of PEN International in seminar organized by PEN International and Amnesty International in the morning of the Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony for Liu Xiaobo. Other speakers include Martin-Liao Tienchi, President of Indipendent Chinese PEN Centre and Salil Shetty, International Secretary General of Amnesty International.
Dec 10, 2010 - Oslo - Liu Xiaobo's empty seat at the ceremony for the Nobel Peace Prize.
December 1 -3, 2010 - African Writer and the Challenges of the Times Conference (Cairo, Egypt)
From left to right: John Ralston Saul, Mike Butscher, and Alhaji Abdul-Rahman Harruna Attah.
From left to right: John Ralston Saul, Mike Butscher, and Alhaji Abdul-Rahman Harruna Attah.
December 1 -3, 2010 - African Writer and the Challenges of the Times Conference (Cairo, Egypt)
From left to right: John Ralston Saul, Alhaji Abdul-Rahman Harruna Attah, Solom Hailemarim, Mohamed Magani (row behind)
From left to right: John Ralston Saul, Alhaji Abdul-Rahman Harruna Attah, Solom Hailemarim, Mohamed Magani (row behind)
John Ralston Saul with Hori Takeaki, elected International Secretary of PEN International at the 76th Annual International PEN Congress in Tokyo, Japan
John speaking at "PEN Gives Voice", a PEN Writers in Prison Committee public event held as part of the Sydney Writers' Festival, on May 21, 2010. (from left to right: Colm Tóibín, Yiyun Li, Peter Carey, and Eric Lax)
John with Korean PEN Centre and its President, Gil-Won Lee, August 2010
Meeting with Korean PEN Centre, August 2010
Took a group of non-Canadian writers to the Arctic, including Nélida Pinon, David Young, Betty Friedan, Édouard Glissant, Chinua Achebe in village of Igloolik. (JRS is on far left) - 1989
Meeting in Kabul with members of Afghani PEN club - 2004
Seated with JRS: Nasrullah Parto Nadiri, Safia Sidiqqi, Rahnaward Zaryab, Khalida Forogh, and Habibullah Rafi
Seated with JRS: Nasrullah Parto Nadiri, Safia Sidiqqi, Rahnaward Zaryab, Khalida Forogh, and Habibullah Rafi
Extraordinary Canadians
JRS and Joseph Boyden in front of Marcien Lemay and Etienne Gaboury's statue of Louis Riel (Winnipeg, 2011)
Charlie Foran, Vincent Lam, John Ralston Saul, Andrew Cohen and Daniel Poliquin at the Ottawa Writers Festival 2011. (Credit: Jowan Gauthier)
John Ralston Saul, Joseph Boyden, and Rudy Wiebe at Edmonton LitFest - 2010
Author Evening at George Restaurant in Toronto for Extraordinary Canadians Series - 2007
The LaFontaine-Baldwin Symposium
Roundtable Discussions taking place at the 2010 LaFontaine-Baldwin Symposium.
John in discussion with His Highness the Aga Khan on-stage at the 2010 LaFontaine-Baldwin Symposium.
His Highness the Aga Khan delivering the 2010 LaFontaine-Baldwin Lecture at Koerner Hall in the Royal Conservatory of Music.
The Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson introducing His Highness the Aga Khan at the 2010 LaFontaine-Baldwin Symposium.
John delivering introductory remarks to the 2010 LaFontaine-Baldwin Symposium.
Émile Martel and Anne Golden, member of the LaFontaine-Baldwin Symposium's Advisory Board, address the audience at the 2010 LaFontaine-Baldwin Symposium.
The audience filling Koerner Hall at the 2010 LaFontaine-Baldwin Symposium.
In conversation with David Malouf at the 2004 LaFontaine-Baldwin Symposium
Visiting Attagoyuk School in Pangnirtung, Nunavut during the 9th annual LaFontaine-Baldwin Symposium in 2009.
John Ralston Saul in discussion with Silla Watt-Cloutier, Her Worship Elisapee Sheutiapik (Mayor of Iqaluit), and Mary Simon (President of the Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami) at the 9th annual LaFontaine-Baldwin Symposium in 2009.
Silla Watt-Cloutier delivering the keynote lecture of the 9th annual LaFontaine-Baldwin Symposium in 2009.
Silla Watt-Cloutier addressing attendees at the 9th annual LaFontaine-Baldwin Lecture in Iqaluit, 2009.
John Ralston Saul delivering a speech at the 9th annual LaFontaine-Baldwin Symposium in 2009.
John Ralston Saul at the 9th annual LaFontaine-Baldwin Symposium with (from left to right) Karliin Aariak, Eva Aariak (Premier of Nunavut) and Adrienne Clarkson.
French for the future
JRS with French for the Future Young Ambassadors at the 2011 National Ambassador Youth Forum in Quebec City
At the 2010 FFF Annual General Meeting, with (from left to right) Executive Director Myriam Lafrance and Youth Ambassadors Tsion Gebremedhen and Jessica Gopaul.
With Student Ambassadors at Glendon College- 2008
(photo credit: Tom Sandler)
(French for the Future)
(photo credit: Tom Sandler)
(French for the Future)
The North
Negotiating the Rapids on the Snake River in Northern Yukon with Bob Jickling - 2003
(photo credit: Lachlin McKinnon)
(photo credit: Lachlin McKinnon)
Out with the ranger patrol, along with Michel-Marc Bouchard and David Young, outside Iqaluit. (JRS 2nd from right) - 2000
Took a group of non-Canadian writers to the Arctic including Nélida Pinon, David Young, Betty Friedan, Édouard Glissant, Chinua Achebe, Claribel Alegria, and Monika van Paemel, in village of Igloolik. (JRS is on far left) - 1989
With Grade 10 and 11 writing classes at the Nasivvik High School. Pond Inlet - 2001
With Sam Omik and Moses Amarualik on a trip out on the land to Sattuk (North Shore of Baffina Island) - Feburary 2001
With hunter Sam Omik, Simon Kautak, Ranger Norman Simonie and Moses Amarualik. - Sattuk
At Pond Inlet, on the Northern tip of Baffin Island in Nunavut - 2005
First Trip to Arctic as Special Assistant to Chair of Petro-Canada - 1976
Military
Going on Patrol with RCR in Afghanistan - New Year's Eve, 2003
At Lookout with Canadian Solider in Kabul - 2004
JRS and Adrienne Clarkson at Kandahar Airfield - August 2008
With Brigadier Hamilton Gault (founder of the PPCLI), his wife Dorothy, Major Bill Saul, and brother Alastair at Gault's summer house. St. Hilaire, QC - July 1952
Other
Award Ceremony for the 2010 Manhae Grand Prize for Literature
John Ralston Saul receiving the 2010 Manhae Grand Prize for Literature
John Ralston Saul receiving the 2010 Manhae Grand Prize for Literature
Colloquim on Saul's writings in Siena, Italy - 2002
At a colloquim on Saul's writings in Siena, Italy (with philosopher Giulio Giorello, seated far left) - 2002
JRS in discussion with audience members after his keynote address
12 November 2007 at Villa Decius, Krakow (Poland) giving Inaugural Address for Captive Mind Revisited Conference
12 November 2007 at Villa Decius, Krakow (Poland) giving Inaugural Address for Captive Mind Revisited Conference
JRS on stage with American composer, Mikel Rouse
28 September 2007 at Bard College (New York), performing in John Cage Event, "Lecture on the Weather" - photo credits: Donald Dietz
28 September 2007 at Bard College (New York), performing in John Cage Event, "Lecture on the Weather" - photo credits: Donald Dietz
JRS in rehearsal
28 September 2007 at Bard College (New York), performing in John Cage Event, "Lecture on the Weather" - photo credits: Donald Dietz
28 September 2007 at Bard College (New York), performing in John Cage Event, "Lecture on the Weather" - photo credits: Donald Dietz
JRS with Mikel Rouse and dance choreographer Merce Cunningham
28 September 2007 at Bard College (New York), performing in John Cage Event, "Lecture on the Weather" - photo credits: Donald Dietz
28 September 2007 at Bard College (New York), performing in John Cage Event, "Lecture on the Weather" - photo credits: Donald Dietz
Group Rehearsal
28 September 2007 at Bard College (New York), performing in John Cage Event, "Lecture on the Weather" - photo credits: Donald Dietz
28 September 2007 at Bard College (New York), performing in John Cage Event, "Lecture on the Weather" - photo credits: Donald Dietz