EditorialThe author Salman Rushdie, left, is embraced by the playwright and novelist Ayad Akhtar, PEN America’s president, as he accepts an award for courage at the group’s annual gala in New York on Thursday night, May 18, 2023. (Rebecca Smeyne/The New York Times)
EditorialThe author Salman Rushdie, left, is embraced by the playwright and novelist Ayad Akhtar, PEN America’s president, as he accepts an award for courage at the group’s annual gala in New York on Thursday night, May 18, 2023. (Rebecca Smeyne/The New York Times)