Exploring Uyghur Literature in Translation (English)

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Exploring Uyghur Literature in Translation (English)

Uyghur Heritage


Poetry
Uyghur Poems
Collected and edited by Aziz Isa Elkun, covering Uyghur poetry from centuries ago to the modern era.
Joshua L Freeman: Publications list, Twitter
Prolific translator of modernist or avant-garde poets, including Tahir Hamut, Ghojimuhemmed Muhemmed, and more.
Munawwar Abdulla
Translations of poetry by various Uyghur poets such as Chimengul Awut, Abduqadir Jalalidin, and Fatimah Abdulghafur Seyyah.
Uyghur Poetry Reader by Nicholas Kontovas & Gulnisa Nazarova
Features classics from modern Uyghur poets like Abdurehim Otkur and Teyipjan Ilyov.
Two Lines 17: Some Kind of Beautiful Signal by Dolkun Kamberi & Jeffrey Yang
Introduces and translates Uyghur poems from various authors, both old and contemporary.
Uyghurland, the Farthest Exile by Ahmatjan Osman
Poetry collection by Ahmatjan Osman, translated by Jeffrey Yang and Ahmatjan Osman.
The Distance and Other Poems by Tahir Hamut
Translated partially by Joshua L. Freeman, Darren Byler, and Dilmurat Mutellip.
Words Without Borders
Hosts translations from poets like Tahir Hamut, Imran Sada'i, and Ghojimuhemmed Muhemmed.
Drops of Melodies by Hemurah Tohti
Translated by Tahir Burhan and Madeleine Burhan.
Three Uyghur Poems tr. Michael Fiddler
Poems by Turghun Almas, Tursun'ay Huseyin, and Téyipjan Éliyov.
Fiction
Darren Byler & Mutellip Enwer
Translation of short stories by Memtimin Hoshur.
Eric Schluessel
Translation of "Festival for Pigs" and others.
Reunited by Muyesser Abdul’ehed Hendan
Short story in the anthology "All Walls Collapse: Stories of Separation."
CAGED: The Writings of Nurmuhemmet Yasin
This collection features the banned tale "Wild Pigeon" and a love essay translated by Dr. Dolkun Kamberi.
Plays, Operas, Stories & Folktales by Zunun Qadir
Includes various plays and narratives translated into English.
Camera by Merdan Ehet'eli
Short story in the anthology "Under the Mulberry Tree."
The Edict by Zunun Qadir
Translated short story in The Margins' "Spring Will Come" notebook.
A Letter From Afar by Memtimin Hoshur
Translated short story by Munawwar Abdulla.
Books
The Land Drenched in Tears, by Söyüngül Chanisheff
The autobiographical account of Söyüngül Chanisheff, translated by Rahima Mahmut.
The Backstreets, by Perhat Tursun
Translated by Darren Byler & Anonymous.
Waiting to Be Arrested at Night, by Tahir Hamut Izgil
Translated by Joshua L. Freeman.
In Remembrance of the Saints: The Rise and Fall of an Inner Asian Sufi Dynasty, translated by David Brophy
Translation of Muḥammad Ṣadiq Kashghari's account of the Naqshbandi Sufis.
The Tarikh-i Ḥamidi, by Musa Sayrami
Translated by Eric Schluessel.
Warrior Saints of the Silk Road, translated by Jeff Eden
Translation and commentary on the legends of the Qarakhanid dynasty.
Confessions of a Jade Lord, by Alat Asem
Co-translated by Bruce Humes & Jun Liu.
Bloodline, by Patigül
Translated by Natascha Bruce.
Anthologies
Under the Mulberry Tree: A Contemporary Uyghur Anthology, Vol. 1
Collection of Uyghur reflections in diaspora.
She&: Banu’s Redemption and select works from female Uyghur poets
The premier issue concerns the situation of Uyghurs in East Turkistan.
Uighur Stories from Along the Silk Road
Collection of Uyghur folklore and fairy tales.
Writer Groups
World Uyghur Writers Union
Uyghur writers in the diaspora.
Uyghur PEN Centre
Focuses on promoting freedom of expression for Uyghur writers.
Note: Although some works may not be initially written in Uyghur, they feature Uyghur authors or themes and are included for their relevance to Uyghur literature in translation.
Some others
1. China and the Uyghurs: A Concise Introduction by Morris Rossabi (2022)
2. The Art of Symbolic Resistance: Uyghur Identities and... by Joanne N. Smith Finley (2013)
3. The Uyghurs: Strangers in Their Own Land by Gardner Bovingdon (2010)
4. The War on the Uyghurs: China's Internal Campaign Against a... by Sean R. Roberts (2022)
5. Uyghur Stories - Real-life scenes from Xinjiang by Ingrid Widiarto (2024)
6. Language Contact in Modern Uyghur by Aminem Memtimin (2016)
7. The Uyghur Community: Diaspora, Identity and Geopolitics by Güljanat Kurmangaliyeva Ercilasun, Konuralp Ercilasun (2017)
8. The War on the Uyghurs: China's Campaign Against Xinjiang's... by Sean R. Roberts (2020)
9. Situating the Uyghurs Between China and Central Asia by Ildiko Beller-Hann, M. Cristina Cesàro, Joanne Smith Finley (2016)
10. The Great Dispossession: Uyghurs Between Civilizations by Ildikó Bellér-Hann, Christopher Michael Hann (2020)
11. Uyghur Texts in Context: Life in Shinjang Documented from... by Frederick de Jong (2017)
12. Worse Than Death: Reflections on the Uyghur Genocide by Mamtimin Ala (2021)
13. Down a Narrow Road: Identity and Masculinity in a Uyghur... by Jay Dautcher (2020)
14. Uyghurs and Uyghur Identity by Dolkun Kamberi, Ph. D (2015)
15. The Sacred Routes of Uyghur History by Rian Thum (2014)
16. The Backstreets: A Novel from Xinjiang by Perhat Tursun (2022)
17. China's Forgotten People: Xinjiang, Terror and the Chinese State by Nick Holdstock (2019)
18. Uyghur Conceptions of Family and Society: Habits of the... by Xiaowei Zang (2017)
19. Struggle by the Pen: The Uyghur Discourse of Nation and... by Ondřej Klimeš (2015)
20. Community Matters in Xinjiang, 1880-1949: Towards a... by Ildikó Bellér-Hann (2008)
21. Uyghurland, the Farthest Exile: The Furthest Exile by Ahmatjan Osman (2023)
22. Negotiating Inseparability in China: The Xinjiang Class and... by Timothy Grose (2019)
23. Waiting to Be Arrested at Night: A Uyghur Poet's Memoir of... by Tahir Hamut Izgil (2023)
24. The Xinjiang emergency: Exploring the causes and... by Michael Clarke (2022)
25. Stop the 21st Century Holocaust: The Plight of the Uyghur... by Ian Evans (2019)
26. Uyghur Nation: Reform and Revolution on the Russia-China... by David Brophy (2016)
27. Under the Heel of the Dragon: Islam, Racism, Crime, and the... by Blaine Kaltman (2014)
28. In the Camps: Life in China's High-Tech Penal Colony by Darren Byler (2022)
29. Oasis Identities: Uyghur Nationalism Along China's Silk Road by Justin Ben-Adam Rudelson (1997)
30. Language, Education and Uyghur Identity in Urban Xinjiang by Joanne Smith Finley, Xiaowei Zang (2015)
31. Spoken Uyghur: Reference Material - Part 3 by Reinhard F. Hahn (1991)
32. Spoken Uyghur by Reinhard F. Hahn (2006)
33. We Uyghurs Have No Say: An Imprisoned Writer Speaks by Ilham Tohti (2022)
34. Uyghur-English Dictionary by Michael Horlick (2013)
35. Kashgar Revisited: Uyghur Studies in Memory of Ambassador... (2016)
36. Soundscapes of Uyghur Islam by Rachel Harris (2020)
37. A Stone is Most Precious Where It Belongs: A Memoir of... by Gulchehra Hoja (2023)
38. Muslim Uyghur Students in a Chinese Boarding School: Social... by Yangbin Chen (2008)
39. Sinicization Beyond the Great Wall: China's Xinjiang Uighur... by Anwar Rahman (2005)
40. The Xinjiang Conflict: Uyghur Identity, Language Policy, and... by Arienne M. Dwyer (2005)
41. Socio-Economic Development in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous... by Alessandra Cappelletti (2019)
42. How I Survived a Chinese 'Re-Education' Camp: A Uyghur... by Gulbahar Haitiwaji, Rozenn Morgat (2022)
43. Negotiating Identities: Work, Religion, Gender, and the... by Ildikó Bellér-Hann (2015)
44. The Traveling Minzu: Uyghur Muslim Migration and the... by Mei Ding (2022)
45. The Turfan Dialect of Uyghur by Abdurishid Yakup (2005)
46. Inside Xinjiang: Space, Place and Power in China's Muslim... by Anna Hayes, Michael Clarke (2015)
47. How I Survived a Chinese "Reeducation" Camp: A Uyghur... by Gulbahar Haitiwaji, Rozenn Morgat (2022)
48. Uyghur Vocabulary: A Uyghur Language Guide by Akhmad Akhun (2015)
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