Voices from Chernobyl

Svetlana Aleksievich

Dalkey Archive Press, 2005 - History - 240 pages

On April 26, 1986, the worst nuclear accident in history occurred in Chernobyl. Although this was one of the most devastating tragedies ever, until now, no book has appeared in English giving the inside story of what happened to the people living in Belarus, and the fear, anger, and uncertainty that they lived through. A journalist by trade, Svetlana Alexievich interviewed hundreds of people in Belarus affected by the meltdown. From residents of Chernobyl 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 those affected untempered by government spin, detailing the tragedy and devastation.

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Review: Voices From Chernobyl: Chronicle Of The Future

User Review  - Miranda Fairbanks - Goodreads

1. "Voices from Chernobyl" by Svetlana Aleksievich is filled with stories of pain and hardships that Chernobyl sufferers are going through even now that this event happened 26 years ago. These people ...

Review: Voices From Chernobyl: Chronicle Of The Future

User Review  - John - Goodreads

I first became interested in Chernobyl after watching the BBC Documentary Series - Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster - Surviving Disaster. The documentary is well produced and centres on the build up and a ...

Contents

• Historical Note: 1
• THE LAND OF THE DEAD: 25
• About a Whole Life Written down on Doors: 34

About the author

Svetlana Alexievich was born in the Ukraine and studied journalism at the University of Minsk. She has received numerous awards for her writing, including a prize from the Swedish PEN Institute for "courage and dignity as a writer.

Keith Gessen was born in Russia and educated at Harvard and Syracuse. He is a founding editor of the literary magazine n+1. This is his first book.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Voices from Chernobyl; Russian literature series; Lannan Selection; Voices from Chernobyl :, Svetlana Aleksievich
• Author: Svetlana Aleksievich
• Translated by: Keith Gessen
• Contributor: Keith Gessen
• Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press, 2005
• Original from: the University of Michigan
• Digitized: Sep 18, 2010
• ISBN: 1564784010, 9781564784018
• Length: 240 pages
• Subjects: Belarusians; Chernobyl Nuclear Accident; Chernobyl Nuclear Accident, Chornobyl', Ukraine, 1986; Chernobyl Nuclear Accident, Chornobyl, Ukraine, 1986/ Environmental aspects/ Belarus; Chernobyl Nuclear Accident, Chornobyl, Ukraine, 1986/ Personal narratives, Belarusian; Chernobyl Nuclear Accident, Chornobyl, Ukraine, 1986/ Social aspects/ Belarus; Chernobyl Nuclear Accident, Chornobylʹ, Ukraine, 1986; History / Europe / Russia & the Former Soviet Union; History / Modern / General; History / World; Social Science / Sociology / General; Technology & Engineering / Power Resources / Nuclear