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Voices from Chernobyl by Svetlana Alexievich (2005, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherDeep Vellum Publishing
ISBN-101564784010
ISBN-139781564784018
eBay Product ID (ePID)45394596
Product Key Features
Book TitleVoices from Chernobyl
Number of Pages240 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2005
TopicPower Resources / Nuclear, Russia & the Former Soviet Union, Europe / Eastern, Radiation, Modern / 20th Century
GenreTechnology & Engineering, Science, History
AuthorSvetlana Alexievich
Book SeriesLannan Selection Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight18.7 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2004-063332
Dewey Edition22
Reviews"Grim and grotesque, the stories accrete across the pages like the radionuclides lodged in the bodies of those who survived." --Nicholas Confessore, The New York Times Book Review "Svetlana Alexievich's remarkable book, recording the lives and deaths of her fellow Belarussians, has at last made it into American bookstores... Hers is a peerless collection of testimony." --Andrew Meier, The Nation "Svetlana Alexievich's Voices from Chernobyl (Dalkey Archive) is a collage of oral testimony that turns into the psycho¬biography of a nation not shown on any map: the poisoned territory where live Belarusians, Ukrainians and Russians who are forever changed by the catastophe. The book--by this year's Nobelist--leaves radiation burns on the brain." --Julian Barnes, The Guardian , Best Books of the Year "A chorus of fatalism, stoic bravery, and black, black humor is sounded in this haunting oral history . . . The result is an endelible X-ray of the Russian soul." -- Publishers Weekly "Shocking accounts of life in a poisoned world. And what quintessentially human stories these are, as each distinct voice expresses anger, fear, ignorance, stoicism, valor, compassion, and love. Alexievich put her own health at risk to gather these invaluable frontline testimonies, which she has transmuted into a haunting and essential work of literature that one can only hope documents a never-to-be-repeated catastrophe." -- Booklist (Starred Review) "It was the stories of those who suffered that most interested Alexievich. The [HBO] series actually makes use of one of the stories in her book: the story of Lyudmilla Ignatenko (Jessie Buckley), who broke the rules by staying with her firefighter husband in the hospital until he died, even though she was pregnant. (She lied about it.) Her baby lived for four hours after birth; she had apparently absorbed the radiation, saving her mother's life. Ignatenko's monologue in Alexievich's book is some of the most memorable reading I have ever done." --Masha Gessen, The New Yorker, "Grim and grotesque, the stories accrete across the pages like the radionuclides lodged in the bodies of those who survived." --Nicholas Confessore, The New York Times Book Review, "Svetlana Alexievich's Voices from Chernobyl (Dalkey Archive) is a collage of oral testimony that turns into the psychobiography of a nation not shown on any map: the poisoned territory where live Belarusians, Ukrainians and Russians who are forever changed by the catastophe. The book - by this year's Nobelist - leaves radiation burns on the brain." -Julian Barnes, The Guardian , Best Books of the Year, "Svetlana Alexievich's remarkable book, recording the lives and deaths of her fellow Belarussians, has at last made it into American bookstores. (...) Hers is a peerless collection of testimony." --Andrew Meier, The Nation, "Shocking accounts of life in a poisoned world. And what quintessentially human stories these are, as each distinct voice expresses anger, fear, ignorance, stoicism, valor, compassion, and love. Alexievich put her own health at risk to gather these invaluable frontline testimonies, which she has transmuted into a haunting and essential work of literature that one can only hope documents a never-to-be-repeated catastrophe." - Booklist (Starred Review), "Svetlana Alexievich's Voices from Chernobyl (Dalkey Archive) is a collage of oral testimony that turns into the psycho¬biography of a nation not shown on any map: the poisoned territory where live Belarusians, Ukrainians and Russians who are forever changed by the catastophe. The book - by this year's Nobelist - leaves radiation burns on the brain." -Julian Barnes, The Guardian , Best Books of the Year, "Grim and grotesque, the stories accrete across the pages like the radionuclides lodged in the bodies of those who survived." --Nicholas Confessore, The New York Times Book Review "Svetlana Alexievich's remarkable book, recording the lives and deaths of her fellow Belarussians, has at last made it into American bookstores... Hers is a peerless collection of testimony." --Andrew Meier, The Nation "Svetlana Alexievich's Voices from Chernobyl (Dalkey Archive) is a collage of oral testimony that turns into the psycho¬biography of a nation not shown on any map: the poisoned territory where live Belarusians, Ukrainians and Russians who are forever changed by the catastophe. The book--by this year's Nobelist--leaves radiation burns on the brain." --Julian Barnes, The Guardian , Best Books of the Year "A chorus of fatalism, stoic bravery, and black, black humor is sounded in this haunting oral history . . . The result is an endelible X-ray of the Russian soul." -- Publishers Weekly "Shocking accounts of life in a poisoned world. And what quintessentially human stories these are, as each distinct voice expresses anger, fear, ignorance, stoicism, valor, compassion, and love. Alexievich put her own health at risk to gather these invaluable frontline testimonies, which she has transmuted into a haunting and essential work of literature that one can only hope documents a never-to-be-repeated catastrophe." -- Booklist (Starred Review) "It was the stories of those who suffered that most interested Alexievich. The [HBO] series actually makes use of one of the stories in her book: the story of Lyudmilla Ignatenko (Jessie Buckley), who broke the rules by staying with her firefighter husband in the hospital until he died, even though she was pregnant. (She lied about it.) Her baby lived for four hours after birth; she had apparently absorbed the radiation, saving her mother's life. Ignatenko's monologue in Alexievich's book is some of the most memorable reading I have ever done."--Masha Gessen, The New Yorker, "A chorus of fatalism, stoic bravery, and black, black humor is sounded in this haunting oral history . . . The result is an endelible X-ray of the Russian soul." - Publishers Weekly, "Svetlana Alexievich's remarkable book, recording the lives and deaths of her fellow Belarussians, has at last made it into American bookstores. (...) Hers is a peerless collection of testimony." -Andrew Meier, The Nation
Dewey Decimal363.17/99/094776
SynopsisAn account of the worst nuclear reactor accident in history from the 2015 winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature On April 26, 1986, the Chernobyl nuclear reactor accident 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. Composed of interviews in monologue form, Voices from Chernobyl is a crucially important work of immense force, unforgettable in its emotional power and honesty and a National Book Critics Circle Award winner., 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., An account of the worst nuclear reactor accident in history from the 2015 winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature On April 26, 1986, the Chernobyl nuclear reactor accident 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. Composed of interviews in monologue form, Voices from Chernobyl is a crucially important work of immense force, unforgettable in its emotional power and honesty and a National Book Critics Circle Award winner., On April 26, 1986, the worst nuclear reactor,accident in history occurred in Chernobyl. Until,now, all of the books published in English focused,on the facts, names and data. This hard-hitting,collection presents first-hand accounts of what,happened to the people of Belarus and the fearanger and uncertainty that they lived through. In,order to give voice to their experienceAlexievich, a journalist by trade, interviewed,hundreds of people who have been affected by the,meltdown. These accounts document a crucial,one of the 20th century biggest disasters.
LC Classification NumberTD186.5.B35
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DETAILED TRUTH ABOUT CHERNOBYL YOU MUST READ NOT FOR WEAK STOMACHS OR FOR THOSE WHO GET DISTURBED EASILY. A GOOD READ.
I STARTED READING IT AND BY FAR THE MOST DETAILED STORIES ABOUT WHAT REALLY HAPPENED. I WAS GOING ON 3YRS OLD WHEN THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED. NOBODY TOLD ME WHAT REALLY HAPPENS WHEN YOU GET FULL EXPOSURE TO RADIATION ITS SCARY AND DISTURBING BUT ITS THE TRUTH. IF YOU ARE SENSITIVE TO THIS I DON'T RECOMMEND THIS BOOK AS ITS NOT FOR WEAK STOMACHS. A VERY GOOD BOOK AND WATCHING THE SERIES HELPED ME UNDERSTAND BETTER WHAT REALLY HAPPENED.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
