Voices from Chernobyl

Svetlana Alexievich,

Keith Gessen(translator)

Svetlana Alexievich,

Keith Gessen(translator)

1989 • 236 pages

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Voices From Chernobyl is the first book to present personal accounts of what happened on April 26, 1986, when the worst nuclear reactor accident in history contaminated as much as three quarters of Europe. Svetlana Alexievich--a journalist who now suffers from an immune deficiency developed while researching this book--interviewed hundreds of people affected by the meltdown. Their narratives form a crucial document revealing how the government masked the event with deception and denial. Harrowing and unforgettable, Voices From Chernobyl bears witness to a tragedy and its aftermath in a book that is as unforgettable as it is essential.

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Lisa

I read this some time ago and for some reason didn't have it marked on goodreads. It is excellent. It's second hand survivor accounts of Chernobyl.

January 25, 2019

Ismerene

Short and Sweet: Voices from Chernobyl is a poignant novel that utilizes a unique storytelling structure to convey the heartbreaking reality of the explosion???s aftermath. An absolute must-read for any interested in the human element of this tragedy.It is??? difficult to review [b:Voices from Chernobyl 357486 Voices from Chernobyl The Oral History of a Nuclear Disaster Svetlana Alexievich https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1316637138s/357486.jpg 1103107]. Almost as difficult as reading it was. At first, when you open the novel, you are greeted with the raw... read more

April 29, 2016

Hugo Damián Pastor

Es una lectura intersante, pero se torna muy aburrida muy rápida. Hay una cierta cantidad de páginas que uno puede tolerar acerca de campesinos contando como tuvieron que dejar atrás sus ovejas y sus plantaciones de papas. Lo tuve que abandonar mucho antes de llegar a la mitad.

May 13, 2018

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