Maureen FreelyMaureen Freely is an author, translator and teacher. She has written seven novels - including Sailing Through Byzantium, Enlightenment and The Other Rebecca. Also well known as a translator of the Turkish Nobel Laureate Orhan Pamuk, shehas brought into English several classics and works by Turkey's rising literary stars. For many years she worked as a journalist in London, writing about literature, social justice, and human rights. As chair of the Translator's Association and more recently as President and Chair of English PEN, she has campaigned for writers and freedom of expression internationally. She teaches at the University of Warwick. Read More Read Less