The finalists for the NBCC John Leonard Prize are Ariana Benson, Emilie Boone, Victor Heringer and James Young, Tahir Hamut Izgil and Joshua L. Freeman, Donovan X. Ramsey, and Martin J. Siegel.

I was very moved today to learn that Tahir H. Izgil's memoir 𝘞𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘉𝘦 𝘈𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘵 𝘕𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵, in my English translation, is a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle's John Leonard Prize, for the best first book in any genre.
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If you haven't already, I urge you to read Benno Weiner's Los Angeles Review of Books of Tahir Hamut Izgil's WAITING TO BE ARRESTED AT NIGHT (trans by Joshua L. Freeman). A wonderful summary and contextualization of perhaps the most important work on contemporary Asia this year.

'We feel their world caving in around them.'

Executive Director Irene Yoon shares her staff pick of 2023: Benno Weiner's review of 'Waiting to be Arrested at Night' and 'The Backstreets: A Novel from Xinjiang.' lareviewofbooks.org/article/fear-a…

Wow. According to Literary Hub, 𝘞𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘉𝘦 𝘈𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘵 𝘕𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 by Tahir H. Izgil was the single best-reviewed nonfiction book of 2023.

It was a privilege translating Tahir's powerful memoir, and I'm moved to see it reach so many.
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Grateful to see that The Economist has named 𝘞𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘉𝘦 𝘈𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘵 𝘕𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 one of the best books of 2023.

My translation of Tahir H. Izgil's important memoir of the crisis in the Uyghur homeland is published by penguinpress.
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Thanks to Benno Weiner for this outstanding review of Tahir H. Izgil's memoir and Perhat Tursun's novel in Los Angeles Review of Books. The review does a beautiful job weaving together the historical context with the achievements and atmosphere of each book.
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Moved to see that The New York Times has named Tahir H. Izgil's memoir one of 100 Notable Books of 2023.

Tahir's eloquent account of the crisis in the #Uyghur homeland, Waiting to Be Arrested at Night, is published (in my translation) by penguinpress.
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Thanks to The Washington Post for naming Tahir H. Izgil's powerful memoir of the crisis in the #Uyghur region one of the 50 notable nonfiction books of 2023

My translation of 𝘞𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘉𝘦 𝘈𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘵 𝘕𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 is published by penguinpress
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Very grateful to see Tahir H. Izgil's memoir on TIME's list of this year's 100 must-read books.

It was an honor translating Waiting to Be Arrested at Night, and it's good to see Tahir's powerful account of the crisis in the #Uyghur region reaching so many.
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A heartbreaking and important piece about imprisoned #Uyghur anthropologist Rahile Dawut. Please take a few minutes to read.
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A rare opportunity to hear from one of the foremost poets writing in the Uyghur language, Tahir H. Izgil, who'll be at Charing Cross Rd later this month alongside translator Joshua L. Freeman, discussing his landmark memoir with Catherine Taylor

🕖31/10, 7pm

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It was an honor as always to translate for leading Uyghur poet Tahir H. Izgil in this BBC World Service interview. Tahir's brilliant daughter Asena Tahir Izgil also shares her insights and experiences in the program.
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Finally reading the Sunday The New York Times book review and came across Barbara Demick excellent review of Tahir Hamut amazing memoir of life in Xinjiang, translated by Joshua L. Freeman.
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