PEN canceled the panel that included Russians.Acclaimed Russian émigré journalist Masha Gessen quit as vice president of the PEN America board over the episode.
The Russians oppose President Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine and had left their country shortly after last year’s invasion, but the Ukrainians – both active-duty soldiers – stood firm. Rushdie, who has faced death threats since the 1988 publication of his novel “The Satanic Verses,” deemed by Iran’s ayatollahs to be blasphemous toward Islam.A clash over free speech had earlier marred PEN America’s World Voices Festival, when two Ukrainian authors threatened not to appear after learning that two Russian writers were participating in a different panel. He lives in Brooklyn, NY.Salman Rushdie’s surprise appearance at last night’s PEN America Literary Gala – a celebration of free expression – ended a week of controversy on a high note.It was the author’s first public appearance since he was attacked and gravely wounded last August at a literary festival in western New York.“It’s nice to be back,” said Mr. He was a foreign correspondent in Mexico and Central America from 1986-1990. Kirby is a regular contributor to the Huffington Post, has been a professional journalist for over 15 years, including extensive contributions to The New York Times. Kirby followed up these successes with 2013’s Death at SeaWorld, a gripping investigation into the tragic death of a whale trainer Dawn Brancheau and its implications for the business of SeaWorld.Ī professional journalist for over 15 years, Kirby has appeared on such venues as Meet the Press, Larry King Live, The Today Show, Imus in the Morning, CNN, Montel Williams, Air America, and many others.
His second work, Animal Factory, exposes the powerful business and political interests behind large-scale factory farms. David Kirby is author of the critically acclaimed book Evidence of Harm, Mercury in Vaccines and the Autism Epidemic: A Medical Controversy, which debuted on The New York Times bestseller list and is still widely read today.
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