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Yaroslav Trofimov

Ukrainian-Italian author and journalist

Yaroslav Trofimov (born ) is a Ukrainian-born[1] Italian author and journalist who is chief foreign-affairs correspondent at The Wall Street Journal.

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Previously he wrote a weekly column on the Greater Middle East, "Middle East Crossroads,"[2] in The Wall Street Journal. He has been a foreign correspondent for the publication since , covering the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. Prior to he was The Wall Street Journal's bureau chief in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Awards

He was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in international reporting for two consecutive years, in for his coverage of the Russian invasion of Ukraine[3] and in for reporting on the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan,[4] won the National Press Club award for political analysis in ,[5] received the Arthur Ross Media Award for his coverage of Ukraine,[6] won the Overseas Press Club award for foreign reporting on India,[7] won the SAJA Daniel Pearl award for the outstanding story on South Asia in and shared the SAJA award for coverage of the Mumbai bombing in ,[8] among other honors.

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In and he was awarded the Overseas Press Club Flora Lewis award citation for best commentary on international news.[9][10]

His book, Our Enemies Will Vanish, was shortlisted for the Orwell Prize for Political Writing.[11] It won the Peterson Literary Prize in December [12]

Books

  • No Country for Love (Little, Brown Book Group, London, ; ISBN&#;).

    A historical novel set in Ukraine between and , inspired by the author's family history.

  • Our Enemies Will Vanish: The Russian Invasion and Ukraine's War of Independence (Penguin Press, New York, ; ISBN&#;) A non-fiction book chronicling the Russian invasion and Ukrainian resistance. The book was a finalist for the Orwell Prize in [13]
  • The Siege of Mecca: The Forgotten Uprising in Islam's Holiest Shrine and the Birth of Al Qaeda (Doubleday, New York, ; ISBN&#;).

    A "gripping" historical account of the Grand Mosque Seizure in Mecca in by the precursors of Al Qaeda. The book was a finalist for the Barnes and Noble Discover Great New Writers award[14] and won the Gold Medal of the Washington Institute Book Prize, a literary award established to highlight nonfiction books about the Middle East.[15]

  • Faith at War: A Journey on the Frontlines of Islam, from Baghdad to Timbuktu (Henry Holt, New York, ; ISBN&#;).

    A travelogue through the post Muslim world, "Faith at War" has been long-listed for the Lettre Ulysses Award for literary journalism in [16]

Notes

References

  • Kirkus Reviews review of Our Enemies Will Vanish: [1]
  • The New York Times review of Faith at War: [2]
  • The Washington Post review of Faith at War:[3]
  • Publishers Weekly review of Siege of Mecca:[4]
  • Jerusalem Post review of Siege of Mecca:[5][permanent dead link&#;]

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