{"product_id":"voices-from-chernobyl-the-oral-history-of-a-nuclear-disaster-9781564784018","title":"Voices from Chernobyl: The Oral History of a Nuclear Disaster","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn account of the worst nuclear reactor accident in history from the 2015 winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn April 26, 1986, the Chernobyl nuclear reactor accident contaminated as much as three quarters of Europe. \u003ci\u003eVoices from Chernobyl\u003c\/i\u003e 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, \u003ci\u003e Voices from Chernobyl\u003c\/i\u003e is a crucially important work of immense force, unforgettable in its emotional power and honesty and a National Book Critics Circle Award winner.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Svetlana Alexievich\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dalkey Archive Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/28\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.40w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781564784018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e National Book Critics Circle Award - Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e ALA Notable Books - Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2005 pg. 1618\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/19\/2005 pg. 18\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/28\/2005 pg. 50\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSvetlana Alexievich\u003c\/b\u003e was born in the Ukraine and studied journalism at the University of Minsk. Her books, including \u003ci\u003eVoices from Chernobyl\u003c\/i\u003e, document the emotional history of Soviet and post-Soviet life through interviews. Alexievich has received numerous awards for her writing, including a prize from the Swedish PEN Institute for \"courage and dignity as a writer.\" She was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in 2015 \"for her polyphonic writings, a monument to suffering and courage in our time.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTranslator \u003cb\u003eKeith Gessen\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Russia and educated at Harvard. He is a founding editor of \u003ci\u003en+1\u003c\/i\u003e and has written about literature and culture for \u003ci\u003eDissent\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Nation\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe New York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the author of the novel \u003ci\u003eA Terrible Country\u003c\/i\u003e and a professor at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Svetlana Alexievich \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":47566722498717,"sku":"9781564784018","price":49.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_3822d0cc-686d-4854-bd32-b1235c0eda8b.jpg?v=1768315674","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/voices-from-chernobyl-the-oral-history-of-a-nuclear-disaster-9781564784018","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}