The Guardian
More than 1,100 authors sign a petition to the European parliament, calling on EU countries to create common, humane laws of asylum
A letter signed by more than 1,100 writers, including the late Nobel laureate Günter Grass, is being delivered to the president of the European parliament calling for greater protection for refugees in Europe.
Grass, who died on Monday at the age of 87, had signed the letter along with his fellow Nobel laureate Elfriede Jelinek and acclaimed writers including Margaret Drabble, Marina Lewycka, Ruth Padel, Kamila Shamsie, Lisa Appignanesi, Michael Holroyd and Victoria Glendinning.
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