Voices from Chernobyl by Svetlana Alexievich, Keith Gessen (Translator)
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Product Details
- Pub. Date: April 2005
- Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press
- Format: Hardcover, 253pp
- ISBN-13: 9781564784018
- ISBN: 1564784010
Synopsis
Voices from Chernobyl is the first book to present personal accounts of what happened on April 26, 1986, when the worst nuclear reactor accident in history contaminated as much as three quarters of Europe. Svetlana Alexievich--a journalist who now suffers from an immune deficiency developed while researching this book--interviewed hundreds of people affected by the meltdown. Their narratives form a crucial document revealing how the government masked the event with deception and denial. Harrowing and unforgettable, Voices from Chernobyl bears witness to a tragedy and its aftermath in a book that is as unforgettable as it is essential.
Annotation
Winner of the 2005 National Book Critics Circle Award for General Nonfiction
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January 04, 2008: In her interviews, Svetlana allows the victims to tell their stories without interruption. The result is compelling. People who have lost everything have much to say and their word bring tears to my eyes.
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