Yaroslav Trofimov
Born	Kiev, Ukraine
Occupation	writer, journalist
Nationality	Italy
Genres	Literary nonfiction
Official website

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 2006.¹

• "The Siege of Mecca: The Forgotten Uprising in Islam's Holiest Shrine and the Birth of Al Qaeda," (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 award² and won the Gold Medal of the Washington Institute Book Prize, a literary award established to highlight nonfiction books about the Middle East.³

References

1. ^ "Longlist - Authors 2006".
2. ^ "Barnes and Noble Discover Awards".
3. ^ "Washington Institute for Near East Policy Book Prize".

• New York Times review of Faith at War: [1]
• Washington Post review of Faith at War:[2]
• Publishers Weekly review of Siege of Mecca:[3]
• Jerusalem Post review of Siege of Mecca:[4]

External links

• Siege of Mecca book website
• Faith at War book website