Jennifer Clement
(USA, 1960) is President of PEN International. She has authored five novels, including Prayers for the Stolen. It was a New York Times Book Review Editor’s Choice and appeared internationally on many book-of-the-year lists. In 2018, Gun Love was published, a topical novel about homelessness, the America love for weapons and the despair of people living on the edge of society. She has published various volumes of poetry, including The Next Stranger. Clement also wrote cult classic Widow Basquiat about painter and street artist Jean-Michel Basquiat and life in New York City in the early '80s. She is a member of the prestigious Mexican 'Sistema Nacional de Creadores' and received an NEA Fellowship, an award of the American National Endowment for the Arts.
Past events
Thinking Beyond the State
Is the state capable of coping with globalization? Ian Buruma spoke with American-Mexican author Jennifer Clement and writer David Van Reybrouck.
Books Unlimited: Leni Zumas & Jennifer Clement
US writer Leni Zumas about her futuristic bestseller Red Clocks and US-Mexican writer Jennifer Clement about her latest novel Gun Love.
Home Is Where the Hell Is
Three writers on growing up in violent environments. Israeli David Grossman, Maaza Mengiste who wrote about the Ethiopian revolution, and Jennifer Clement, who described the impact of the drug trade on the lives of young girls.
Poets in the House
A festive conclusion with poetic presentations. With improvisations on cello by Ernst Reijseger.
