# Dinaw Mengestu Resigns as PEN America President After 7 Months in Role

- Published: 2026-07-10T13:50:22Z
- Updated: 2026-07-11T08:27:12Z
- Section: World
- Language: English (en)
- Source: The New York Times — https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/10/arts/pen-america-dinaw-mengestu-resigns.html
- Tags: The New York Times · Middle East
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The novelist Dinaw Mengestu was leading a literary group that has been divided by its response to the war in Gaza.

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