The Fugitive World (Nonfiction), Berlin, GERMANY
The Fugitive World is a work of reportage profiling communities in margins and shatter zones beyond the state.
“I hope my book sparks a discussion about what is owed to communities living outside the state, including the right to self-determination.”
I am a Berlin-based freelance writer and Emmy Award-winning filmmaker. I write for The New York Times Magazine, The New Yorker, and Harper’s, among other publications. I am a two-time finalist for the National Magazine Award and my work has appeared twice in Best American Travel Writing. My work frequently concerns issues of migration, asylum, and statelessness. My coverage of the persecution of minorities in China has received the NYU Reporting Award, two Online Journalism Awards, prizes from SXSW and NewImages, and the Jamal Khashoggi Award for Courageous Journalism. In 2021, I co-developed and wrote a documentary and feature article for The New Yorker on life inside a Chinese reeducation camp, which won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Interactive Media.