Description
Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award On April 26, 1986, the worst nuclear reactor accident in history occurred in Chernobyl and contaminated as much as three quarters of Europe. Voices from Chernobyl is 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. Comprised of interviews in monologue form, Voices from Chernobyl is a crucially important work, unforgettable in its emotional power and honesty.
Author: Svetlana Alexievich
Publisher: Debolsillo
Published: 05/21/2019
Pages: 408
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 7.40h x 4.90w x 1.00d
ISBN13: 9786073175739
ISBN10: 6073175736
Language: Spanish
BISAC Categories:
- History | Russia & the Former Soviet Union
- History | Eastern Europe | General
- Social Science | Disasters & Disaster Relief
About the Author
Svetlana Alexiévich (1948) es una prestigiosa periodista y escritora bielorrusa cuya obra ofrece un retrato profundamente crítico de la antigua Unión Soviética y de las secuelas que ha dejado en sus habitantes. Su espíritu crítico, su profundo compromiso con los que sufren y su fructífera carrera literaria han sido reconocidos con innumerables galardones, entre los que cabe destacar el premio Nobel de Literatura (2015), el Premio Ryszard-Kapuscinski de Polonia (1996), el Premio Herder de Austria (1999), el Premio Nacional del Círculo de Críticos de Estados Unidos (2006), el Premio Médicis de Ensayo en Francia (2013) y el Premio de la Paz de los libreros alemanes (2013). Es oficial de la orden de las Artes y las Letras de la República Francesa. En castellano ha aparecido Voces de Chernobil (Debolsillo, 2015).