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." Her books include Zinky Boys, Secondhand Time, and Voices from Chernobyl, which won the National Book Critics Circle Award. She is the winner of the 2015 Nobel Prize in Literature.
"This collection of narratives about the world's worst industrial
accident reads like an apocalyptic fairy tale. . . . The monologues
. . . are exquisite in their plainspoken anguish. And as such, they
are beautifully unbearable to read." --Time Out Chicago"A chorus of
fatalism, stoic bravery, and black, black humor is sounded in this
haunting oral history. . . . The result is an indelible X-ray of
the Russian soul." --Publishers Weekly
The Nobel Prize in Literature 2015 was awarded to Belarusian author
Svetlana Alexievich "for her polyphonic writings, a monument to
suffering and courage in our time.""Shocking accounts of life in a
poisoned world. And what quintessentially human stories these are,
as each distinct voice expresses anger, fear, ignorance, stoicism,
valor, compassion, and love. Alexievich put her own health at risk
to gather these invaluable frontline testimonies, which she has
transmuted into a haunting and essential work of literature that
one can only hope documents a never-to-be-repeated catastrophe."
--Booklist (starred review)"Devastating . . . Essential, powerful,
and brave." --John Freeman, The Star-Ledger (Newark)
This collection of narratives about the world's worst industrial
accident reads like an apocalyptic fairy tale. . . . The monologues
. . . are exquisite in their plainspoken anguish. And as such, they
are beautifully unbearable to read. Time Out Chicago A chorus of
fatalism, stoic bravery, and black, black humor is sounded in this
haunting oral history. . . . The result is an indelible X-ray of
the Russian soul. Publishers Weekly Shocking accounts of life in a
poisoned world. And what quintessentially human stories these are,
as each distinct voice expresses anger, fear, ignorance, stoicism,
valor, compassion, and love. Alexievich put her own health at risk
to gather these invaluable frontline testimonies, which she has
transmuted into a haunting and essential work of literature that
one can only hope documents a never-to-be-repeated catastrophe.
Booklist (starred review) Devastating . . . Essential, powerful,
and brave. John Freeman, The Star-Ledger (Newark)"
This collection of narratives about the world's worst industrial
accident reads like an apocalyptic fairy tale. . . . The monologues
. . . are exquisite in their plainspoken anguish. And as such, they
are beautifully unbearable to read. "Time Out Chicago" A chorus of
fatalism, stoic bravery, and black, black humor is sounded in this
haunting oral history. . . . The result is an indelible X-ray of
the Russian soul. "Publishers Weekly" Shocking accounts of life in
a poisoned world. And what quintessentially human stories these
are, as each distinct voice expresses anger, fear, ignorance,
stoicism, valor, compassion, and love. Alexievich put her own
health at risk to gather these invaluable frontline testimonies,
which she has transmuted into a haunting and essential work of
literature that one can only hope documents a never-to-be-repeated
catastrophe. "Booklist (starred review)" Devastating . . .
Essential, powerful, and brave. "John Freeman, The Star-Ledger
(Newark)""
"This collection of narratives about the world's worst industrial
accident reads like an apocalyptic fairy tale. . . . The monologues
. . . are exquisite in their plainspoken anguish. And as such, they
are beautifully unbearable to read."--"Time Out Chicago"
"A chorus of fatalism, stoic bravery, and black, black humor is
sounded in this haunting oral history. . . . The result is an
indelible X-ray of the Russian soul."--"Publishers Weekly"
"Shocking accounts of life in a poisoned world. And what
quintessentially human stories these are, as each distinct voice
expresses anger, fear, ignorance, stoicism, valor, compassion, and
love. Alexievich put her own health at risk to gather these
invaluable frontline testimonies, which she has transmuted into a
haunting and essential work of literature that one can only hope
documents a never-to-be-repeated catastrophe."--"Booklist" (starred
review)
"Devastating . . . Essential, powerful, and brave."--John Freeman,
"The Star-Ledger "(Newark)
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