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Voices from Chernobyl: The Oral History of a Nuclear Disaster

By Keith Gessen , Svetlana Alexievich

Book information

Publisher
Picador
Year
2006
ISBN
0312425848, 9780312425845
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
213 kB (218162 bytes)
Edition
Reprint
Pages
256\0
Time added
2015-10-20 09:08:50

Description

Winner of the Nobel Prize in LiteratureWinner of the National Book Critics Circle AwardOn April 26, 1986, the worst nuclear reactor accident in history occurred in Chernobyl and contaminated as much as three quarters of Europe. Voices from Chernobyl is the first book to present personal accounts of the tragedy. Journalist Svetlana Alexievich interviewed hundreds of people affected by the meltdown---from innocent citizens to firefighters to those called in to clean up the disaster---and their stories reveal the fear, anger, and uncertainty with which they still live. Comprised of interviews in monologue form, Voices from Chernobyl is a crucially important work, unforgettable in its emotional power and honesty.

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