Voices from Chernobyl - Svetlana Alexievich & Keith Gessen

Voices from Chernobyl

By Svetlana Alexievich & Keith Gessen

  • Release Date: 2015-10-16
  • Genre: History
Score: 4.5
4.5
From 127 Ratings

Description

Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature and Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award 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. The Nobel Prize in Literature 2015 was awarded to Svetlana Alexievich "for her polyphonic writings, a monument to suffering and courage in our time."

Reviews

  • An inescapable truth

    5
    By Midas151
    I recently watched the HBOMax mini series “Chernobyl” and hesitated to read this book fearing I’d be bored - NOT AT ALL! The stories in this book were far more gripping and soul shattering than any portrayal could ever do justice. Strap in for a seriously macabre journey that will leave you with more questions than you started with.