For two years we provide a furnished house, a living stipend, medical coverage, and help in transitioning to potentially permanent exile.
Current Exiled Writer-in-Residence:
Horacio Castellanos Moya, El Salvador
After publication of Revulsion, his third novel, Horacio Castellanos Moya received death threats that led to his exile. He became City of Asylum/Pittsburgh's writer-in-residence in 2006. An English translation of his novel Senselessness has been published by New Directions.
Past Exiled Writer-in-Residence:
Huang Xiang, China
The 65-year-old poet Huang Xiang was repeatedly imprisoned and tortured in China, where his writings are still banned. After his two-year residency with City of Asylum/Pittsburgh, he is now safe and flourishing in exile.
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Senselessness, signed by the author, Horacio Castellanos Moya. ($15) Rated one of the "Top 5 Foreign Novels of the Year" by National Public Radio.
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Writer/painter Huang Xiang is considered to be the pre-eminent post cultural revolution poet of China. His unceasing bravery, in the face of sure re-imprisonment, and further torture, forced him to leave his homeland.