| Voices from Chernobyl: The Oral History of a Nuclear Disaster Contributor(s): Alexievich, Svetlana (Author), Gessen, Keith (Translator) |
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ISBN: 1564784010 ISBN-13: 9781564784018 Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press OUR PRICE: $26.10 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2005 Annotation: On April 26, 1986, the worst nuclear accident in history occurred in Chernobyl. Although this was one of the most devastating tragedies ever, until now, no book has appeared in English giving the inside story of what happened to the people living in Belarus, and the fear, anger, and uncertainty that they lived through. A journalist by trade, Svetlana Alexievich interviewed hundreds of people in Belarus affected by the meltdown. From residents of Chernobyl to firefighters to those called in to clean up the disaster, Voices from Chernobyl is a crucial document of what happened and how people reacted to it. Alexievich presents these interviews in monologue form, giving readers a harrowing inside view into the minds of those affected untempered by government spin, detailing the tragedy and devastation. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Russia & The Former Soviet Union - History | Eastern Europe - General - Social Science | Disasters & Disaster Relief |
| Dewey: 363.179 |
| LCCN: 2004063332 |
| Series: Lannan Selection |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6.4" W x 9.1" (1.20 lbs) 240 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1980's - Cultural Region - Russia - Cultural Region - Eastern Europe - Chronological Period - 1990's - Chronological Period - 21st Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A journalist by trade, who now suffers from an immune deficiency developed while researching this book, presents personal accounts of what happened to the people of Belarus after the nuclear reactor accident in 1986, and the fear, anger, and uncertainty that they still live with. Svetlana Alexievich won the Nobel Prize in literature in 2015. |
Contributor Bio(s): Alexievich, Svetlana: - Svetlana Alexievich was born in the Ukraine and studied journalism at the University of Minsk. She has received numerous awards for her writing, including a prize from the Swedish PEN Institute for "courage and dignity as a writer." She won the Nobel Prize for literature in 2015.Gessen, Keith: - Keith Gessen was born in Russia and educated at Harvard. He is a founding editor of n+1 and has written about literature and culture for Dissent, The Nation, The New Yorker, and The New York Review of Books. He is the author of the novel All the Sad Young Literary Men. |