Waiting to be arrested at night : a Uyghur poet's memoir of China's genocide

Izgil, Tahir Hamut 1969- (author.). Freeman, Joshua L., (translator,, writer of introduction.).

Summary: "A poet's account of one of the world's most urgent humanitarian crises, and a harrowing tale of a family's escape from genocide. Waiting to Be Arrested at Night is the story of the political, social, and cultural destruction of Tahir Hamut Izgil's homeland. Among leading Uyghur intellectuals and writers, he is the only one known to have escaped China since the mass internments began. His book is a call for the world to awaken to the unfolding catastrophe, and a tribute to his friends and fellow Uyghurs whose voices have been silenced."

Record details

ISBN: 9780593491805
ISBN: 0593491793
ISBN: 9780593491799
Physical Description: xvii, 251 pages ; 22 cm
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Publisher: New York : Penguin Press, 2023.

Content descriptions

General Note:

Translated from the Uyghur.

Formatted Contents Note:

Prologue : the interrogation -- A phone call from Beijing -- My hubris -- The women's prison -- Uninvited guests -- Eli the bookseller -- The red armband -- Unity road -- Through a car window -- The key -- The police station basement -- Your unknown place -- Passports -- Rejection -- The far shore -- Lost in Paris -- White slips and blue slips -- Into the storm -- Waiting to be arrested at night -- The door closes -- Body -- The apartment -- There are no goodbyes -- A one-way journey -- Epilogue : exile dreams -- What is it.