{"product_id":"voices-from-chernobyl-the-oral-history-of-a-nuclear-disaster-9781628973303","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\u003e On April 26, 1986, the Chernobyl nuclear reactor accident contaminated as much as three quarters of Europe. \u003ci\u003eVoices from Chernobyl \u003c\/i\u003eis 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\u003eVoices 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\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\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":"Dalkey Archive Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50607316730130,"sku":"9781628973303","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_09112f1b-8bfc-43f6-acd0-c81c495d3896.jpg?v=1732306989","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/voices-from-chernobyl-the-oral-history-of-a-nuclear-disaster-9781628973303","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}