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An outcast in Xinjiang: The Backstreets, by Perhat Tursun, reviewed

An angry, homeless Uighur wanders the streets of Urumchi at night, menaced by citizens who in turn regard him as a threat

A homeless Uighur on the streets of Urumchi. [Alamy]
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  • The Backstreets: A Novel of Xinjiang

    Perhat Tursun, translated by Darren Byler

    Columbia University Press, pp. 168, £14

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