Voices from Chernobyl

The Resource Voices from Chernobyl
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Voices from Chernobyl
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Svetlana Alexievich ; translation and preface by Keith Gessen
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eng
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On April 25, 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. Voices from Chernobyl presents first-hand accounts of what happened to the people of Belarus and the fear, anger, and uncertainty that they lived through. In order to give a voice to their experiences, Svetlana Alexievich--a journalist by trade--interviewed hundreds of people who had been affected by the meltdown. From innocent citizens 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 the affected people untempered by government spin, accusations, or judgements, leaving the reader with just the life-shattering pain of living through such an event and its aftermath
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Nobel Prize Winner, 2015.
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contains biographical information
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IL2
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no index present
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Translation of: Tchernobylskaïa molitva
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non fiction
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Russian literature series

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