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Australian PEN Keneally Award to Joesoef Isak
The Indonesian publisher and translator Joesoef Isak is the inaugural
recipient of the Australian PEN Keneally Award.
The Award is given by the Australian PEN Centres in recognition of an
achievement in promoting freedom of expression, international understanding and
access to literature as expressed in the charter of International PEN. The
Award is named in honour of Thomas Keneally, writer, citizen and PEN member, for
his lifetime's commitment to the values of PEN.
Joesoef Isak was
imprisoned from 1967-1977 without trial or charge in Indonesia and suffered
years of intimidation for his work in publishing important literary works
including the novels of Pramoedya Ananta Toer.
The Award was presented to
Mr Isak by Chip Rolley, Chair of Sydney PEN's Writers in Prison Committee, and
Thomas Keneally at a reception in Sydney on 31 March co-hosted by Copyright
Agency Limited and Sydney PEN.
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