Arundhati Roy wins PEN Pinter Prize for her 'powerful voice'
Source: BBC
Indian author Arundhati Roy has said that she is "delighted" to have been awarded this year's PEN Pinter Prize.Set up in memory of playwright Harold Pinter, the award is for writers of "outstanding literary merit" who take an "unflinching" look at the world.The announcement comes weeks after officials in India approved action against Roy under anti-terror laws for comments she made 14 years ago. Roy is a Booker…
This is aggregated or syndicated coverage. Reporting and media belong to the original publisher.
Read the original source at BBC