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Title Voices from Chernobyl : the oral history of a nuclear disaster / Svetlana Alexievich ; translation and preface by Keith Gessen
Imprint New York : Picador, 2006

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 Stadsbibl:Slottet vån 3 Samhällsvetenskap  363.7 engelska    CHECK SHELF  ---
Edition 1st Picador ed
Descript xiii, 236 p. 21 cm
Series Russian literature series
A Lannan selection
Russian literature series
Lannan selection
Note "Lannan selections"--P. [241]
"First published in Russian as Tchernobylskaia Molitva by Editions Ostojie, 1997"--T.p. verso
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
Translation of: Tchernobylskaïa molitva
Translation of: Tchernobylskaia molitva
Subject Chernobyl Nuclear Accident, Chornobylʹ, Ukraine, 1986 -- Personal narratives, Belarusian
Chernobyl Nuclear Accident, Chornobylʹ, Ukraine, 1986 -- Social aspects -- Belarus
Chernobyl Nuclear Accident, Chornobylʹ, Ukraine, 1986 -- Environmental aspects -- Belarus
Chernobyl Nuclear Accident -- Republic of Belarus -- Interview
Chernobyl Nuclear Accident -- Republic of Belarus -- Autobiography
Radiation Injuries -- Republic of Belarus -- Interview
Radiation Injuries -- Republic of Belarus -- Autobiography
Radioactive Hazard Release -- Republic of Belarus -- Interview
Radioactive Hazard Release -- Republic of Belarus -- Autobiography
History, 20th Century -- Republic of Belarus -- Interview
History, 20th Century -- Republic of Belarus -- Autobiography
Radioactive Fallout -- adverse effects -- Republic of Belarus -- Interview
Radioactive Fallout -- adverse effects -- Republic of Belarus -- Autobiography
Survivors -- Republic of Belarus -- Interview
Survivors -- Republic of Belarus -- Autobiography
Tjernobylolyckan 1986 -- miljöaspekter
Tjernobylolyckan 1986 -- sociala aspekter
Tjernobyl
Ukraina
Personliga berättelser
Intervjuer
Classmark 363.17/99/094776
Alt Auth Gessen, Keith
Translation Charnobylʹskaia malitva. Engelska
ISBN/ISSN 0312425848 pbk
9780312425845
1564783898 (alk. paper)
9781564784018