The pen that makes thrones tremble

What happens when a writer becomes more dangerous to tyranny than an army?
In his Vicdan column for Literatur.Review (Si apre in una nuova finestra), Abil Hasanov revisits Victor Hugo’s fearless confrontation with Napoleon III — and reminds us why dictators always fear literature, conscience, and language more than weapons. At a political moment like ours, the world once again desperately needs writers whose words can shake thrones, expose hypocrisy, and speak for those silenced by power — which perhaps also raises the uncomfortable question of why we no longer seem to produce figures like Hugo, and what exactly has changed: literature, society, courage, or us.
(Available in Arabic, English, French, German & Spanish)
https://literatur.review/en/column/vicdan/pen-makes-thrones-tremble

(Si apre in una nuova finestra)

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