Yaroslav Trofimov

Yaroslav Trofimov

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name = Yaroslav Trofimov


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birthplace = Kiev, Ukraine
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occupation = writer, journalist
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genre = Literary nonfiction
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website = http://www.siegeofmecca.com/

Yaroslav Trofimov is an award-winning author and journalist. He has been a foreign correspondent for The Wall Street Journal since 1999, covering the Middle East, Africa and, recently South and Southeast Asia.

Books

*"Faith at War: A Journey on the Frontlines of Islam, from Baghdad to Timbuktu," (Henry Holt, New York, 2005; ISBN 978-0312425111). A travelogue through the post-2001 Muslim world, "Faith at War" has been long-listed for the Lettre Ulysses Award for literary journalism in 2006. [cite web|url=http://www.lettre-ulysses-award.org/authors06/Longlist_2006.html|title=Longlist - Authors 2006]

*"," (Doubleday, New York, 2007; ISBN 978-0385519250). A historical thriller about the Grand Mosque Seizure in Mecca in 1979 by the precursors of Al Qaeda. The book was a finalist for the Barnes and Noble Discover Great New Writers award [cite web|url=http://www.barnesandnoble.com/awards/index.asp?PID=21575|title=Barnes and Noble Discover Awards] and won the Gold Medal of the Washington Institute Book Prize, a literary award established to highlight nonfiction books about the Middle East. [cite web|url=http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/templateC11.php?CID=495|title=Washington Institute for Near East Policy Book Prize]

References

*"New York Times" review of Faith at War: [http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/03/books/03book.html?ex=1275451200&en=22818104c1aee0f4&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss]
*"Washington Post" review of Faith at War: [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/05/26/AR2005052601271_pf.html]
*"Publishers Weekly" review of Siege of Mecca: [http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6448061.html]
*"Jerusalem Post" review of Siege of Mecca: [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1195546697489&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull]

External links

* [http://www.siegeofmecca.com Siege of Mecca book website]
* [http://www.faithatwar.com Faith at War book website]


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