In this video by PEN America, Egyptian novelist Ahmed Naji's story of imprisonment for his book, The Use of Life, is told. Naji was honored with the PEN/Barbey Freedom to Write Award, which recognizes his struggle in the face of adversity for the right to freedom of expression.
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