PICT News
PICT Launches Senlis Writers’ Retreat
The Paris Institute for Critical Thinking (PICT) is thrilled to announce the PICT Senlis Writers’ Retreat, a new and permanent establishment in the historic town
Maria Matalaev Translates Daughter of the Revolution
PICT co-founder and award-winning translator Maria Matalaev released her newest translated volume on 7 February 2025: Fille de la révolution by Vera Broido. Co-translated from
Mortaza Behboudi Releases Book on Iran Protests
International journalist and PICT contributor Mortaza Behboudi will release his first book, Femme, Vie, Liberté : Un reporter infiltré au cœur de la révolte iranienne,
PICT Book Receives Local Editions in Bangladesh
Pinaki Bhattacharya’s Fulkumari: The Tale of a Refugee and a Rat in Pandemic Paris (PICT Books, 2025) will be published in Bengali translation as well
PICT Book Tops Bestseller Lists, Receives Media Coverage
In the weeks since its publication, Pinaki Bhattacharya’s Fulkumari: The Tale of a Refugee and a Rat in Pandemic Paris (PICT Books, 2025) has topped
Salamis Ayşegül Şentuğ Tuğyan Curates Exhibition in Istanbul
The exhibition Dünya Burada Bitsin (“May the World End Here”), curated by PICT contributor Salamis Ayşegül Şentuğ Tuğyan and Nihat Özdal, opened in Istanbul on
PICT Book Named “Book of the Year” by K24
The prominent Turkish cultural website K24 has named Gender in Ottoman Constantinople by David Selim Sayers (PICT Books, 2024) as one of its “Books of
PICT Book Reviewed in Athens Voice
The 17-23 October 2024 issue of Athens Voice magazine has devoted an extensive book review to Gender in Ottoman Constantinople by David Selim Sayers (PICT
French Ministry of Culture Awards Grant to Translate PICT Book
The French Ministry of Culture has awarded a full grant to PICT faculty member Macha Matalaev to translate The Veil of Depiction: Painting in Sufism
PICT Joins Jangada Network
The Jangada Network, dedicated to developing the thought and work of author José Saramago, has just launched its official website. Initiated by Burghard Baltrusch, International
“La Passante” to be Screened at the Coté Court Film Festival
La Passante, the debut short film by French director Guillaume Namur and starring PICT faculty member Yonca Talu, will be screened as part of the
PICT Translations Featured by Boston University
The Geddes Language Center at Boston University has launched a new website entitled Artichoke: Ottoman & Turkish Literature in English Translation. The website prominently features
Mortaza Behboudi Is Free!
We are overjoyed to announce that our dear friend and PICT collaborator, award-winning journalist Mortaza Behboudi, has regained his freedom on 18 October 2023, after
Beau Davis Releases Music Video
On 13 February 2023, PICT’s very own Beau Davis released his first music video, “OKAY.” The video signals the launch of Beau’s audio-visual project, “It
Free Mortaza Behboudi
Award-winning refugee journalist, photographer, and PICT contributor Mortaza Behboudi has been detained and imprisoned by the Taliban regime in Afghanistan since 8 January 2023. His