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Historia de PEN

‘In Time Of Division Between Countries, International PEN Is One Of The Rare Institutions To Keep A Bridge Constantly Open’ – Mario Vargas Llosa

 

Originalmente fundada en 1921 para promover la literatura, hoy PEN Internacional cuenta con 145 centros en 104 países de todo el mundo. Reconoce que la literatura es esencial para la comprensión y la participación con otros mundos; si no se puede escuchar la voz de otra cultura, ¿cómo puedes entenderlo? Para leer más sobre la historia, visite la página oficial de la PEN Internacional historia.

 

Nuestro objetivo principal es colaborar con, y fortalecer las sociedades y las comunidades a través de culturas y lenguas, a través de la lectura y la escritura. Creemos que los escritores pueden jugar un papel crucial en el cambio y el desarrollo de la sociedad civil. Lo hacemos a través de la promoción de la literatura, las campañas internacionales sobre temas como la traducción y la libertad de expresión y la mejora del acceso a la literatura a nivel internacional, regional y nacional.

 

Nuestra membresía está abierta a todos los escritores publicados que se suscriban a la Carta de PEN, independientemente de la nacionalidad, el idioma, la raza, el color o la religión. PEN Internacional es una organización apolítica y tiene estatus consultivo especial en la UNESCO y las Naciones Unidas.

PRESIDENTES ANTERIORES PEN

FUNDADOR:

  • Mrs C. A. Dawson Scott
  • Writer, Playwright and Novelist, English.

EX PRESIDENTES INTERNACIONALES:

  • John Galsworthy 1921–33
  • Novelist, English, Nobel Prize in Literature (1932). Author of the Forsyte Saga.
  • H. G. Wells 1933–36
  • Novelist, English, As president he oversaw the expulsion of the German Centre during the 1933 Dobrovnik Congress.
  • Jules Romains 1936–41
  • Poet, French, l’Académie Française (1946), founder of the Unanimism literary movement.

Wartime Comisión Presidencial Internacional:

  • Hu Shih 1941–47
  • Philosopher and Essayist, Chinese, Leader of the Vernacular Chinese
  • movement aimed at reforming written Chinese to make it open to all readers.
  • Denis Saurat 1941–47
  • Essayist, French, Advocate of French – English cultural links.
  • H. G. Wells 1941–46
  • Hermon Ould 1941–47
  • Playwright and Poet, Also longtime International Secretary of PEN.
  • Thornton Wilder 1941–47
  • Playwright and Novelist, American, Pulitzer Prizes (1927, 1938, 1943).
  • E. M. Forster 1946–47
  • Novelist, English.
  • François Mauriac 1946–47
  • Novelist and Essayist, French, Nobel Prize in Literature (1952), l’Académie Française (1933).
  • Ignazio Silone (Secondino Tranquilli) 1946–47
  • Essayist, Italian.
  • Maurice Maeterlinck 1947–49
  • Symbolist, Playwright, Poet and Novelist, Belgian, Nobel Prize in Literature (1911).
  • Author of “The Blue Bird” (1908) and Pelléas et Mélisande.
  • Benedetto Croce 1949–52
  • Philosopher, Italian, “The Philosophy of Spirit”, Italian. Civilization is the “continual vigilance” against barbarism.
  • Charles Morgan 1953–56
  • Playwright and Novelist, English (Welsh). Best known for “The Fountain” (1932).
  • André Chamson 1956–59
  • Novelist and Essayist, French, l’Académie Française (1956).
  • Alberto Moravia 1959–62
  • Novelist, Italian. Known for such novels as: “Gli Indifferenti” and “Il Conformista”.
  • Victor van Vriesland 1962–65
  • Writer, Dutch.
  • Arthur Miller 1965–69
  • Playwright and Essayist. Pulitzer Prize (1949). Principe de Asturias Prize for Literature. Known for such plays as: “Death of a Salesman” and “The Crucible”.
  • Pierre Emmanuel 1969–71
  • Poet, French, l’Académie Française (1968). Active in the Resistance during WWII.
  • Heinrich Böll 1971–74
  • Novelist, German, Nobel prize for Literature (1972), Georg Büchner Prize (1967). As PEN President he welcomed Alexandr Solzhenitsyn into exile and gave him first refuge in his Eifel cottage.
  • V. S. Pritchett 1974–76
  • Short story writer and Essayist, English, The Heinemann Award (1969), PEN Award (1974).
  • Mario Vargas Llosa 1976–79
  • Novelist, Peruvian, Nobel Prize for Literature (2010).
  • Per Wästberg 1979–85
  • Novelist, Poet and Essayist, Swedish, Member of the Swedish Academy (1997).
  • Francis King 1986–89
  • Novelist, English, The Somerset Maugham Award (1951), The Katherine Mansfield Short Story Prize.
  • René Tavernier May – Nov 1989
  • Editor of la Revue « Confluences », French.
  • Per Wästberg (Interim) Nov 89 – May 90
  • György Konrád 1990–93
  • Novelist and Essayist, Hungarian, leading dissident during the Soviet era.
  • Ronald Harwood 1993–97
  • Playwright, South African/English, Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay (2003), The Humanitas Prize (2008). Author of “The Dresser” and “The Pianist”.
  • Homero Aridjis 1997–2003
  • Poet and Novelist, Mexican. Environmental activist, founder of El Grupo de los Cien.
  • Jiri Grusa 2004-2009
  • Poet and Novelist, Czech, leading dissident during the Soviet era.
  • John Ralston Saul 2009-Present
  • Novelist and Essayist, Canadian.