. . . . . "16689"^^ . . . . . . "124"^^ . . . . . "PEN International (known as International PEN until 2010) is a worldwide association of writers, founded in London in 1921 to promote friendship and intellectual co-operation among writers everywhere. The association has autonomous International PEN centers in over 100 countries. Other goals included: to emphasise the role of literature in the development of mutual understanding and world culture; to fight for freedom of expression; and to act as a powerful voice on behalf of writers harassed, imprisoned and sometimes killed for their views."@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "PEN International"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Poets, Essayists and Novelists"@en . . . . . "Poets, Essayists and Novelists" . . "PEN International"@en . . "PEN International"@en . . . . . . . . . . "Promote literature and defend freedom of expression worldwide."@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "1050511737"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "PEN International (known as International PEN until 2010) is a worldwide association of writers, founded in London in 1921 to promote friendship and intellectual co-operation among writers everywhere. The association has autonomous International PEN centers in over 100 countries. Other goals included: to emphasise the role of literature in the development of mutual understanding and world culture; to fight for freedom of expression; and to act as a powerful voice on behalf of writers harassed, imprisoned and sometimes killed for their views."@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Promote literature and defend freedom of expression worldwide." . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "965947"^^ . . . . . . . . "President"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "International"@en . . . "NGO"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "London"@en . . .