The Backstreets. A Novel from Xinjiang, Paperback/Perhat Tursun

The Backstreets is an astonishing novel by a preeminent contemporary Uyghur author who was disappeared by the Chinese state. Perhat Tursun follows an unnamed Uyghur man who comes to the capital of Xinjiang. Seeking to escape the pain and poverty of the countryside, he finds only cold stares and rejection. Publisher: Columbia University Press Author(s): Perhat Tursun Translator: Darren Byler Number of pages: 168 Publication date: 2022 Dimensions: 139 x 215 x 16 Cover type: Paperback / softback