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Voices from Chernobyl : the oral history of a nuclear disaster, Svetlana Alexievich ; translation and preface by Keith Gessen
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- Summary
- 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
- Language
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- eng
- rus
- eng
- Edition
- 1st Picador ed.
- Extent
- xiii, 236 pages
- Note
- "First published in Russian as Tchernobylskaia Molitva by Editions Ostojie"--Title page verso
- Contents
-
- Translator's preface
- Historical note
- Prologue. A solitary human voice
- Part one. The land of the dead
- About what can be talked about with the living and the dead
- About a whole life written down on doors
- Soldiers' chorus
- About what radiation looks like
- About a song without words
- About a homeland
- About repentance
- By those who returned
- Part two. The land of the living
- About old prophecies
- About a moonlit landscape
- About a man whose tooth was hurting when he saw Christ fall
- About a single bullet
- About how we can't live without Chekhov and Tolstoy
- About war movies
- A scream
- About a new nation
- About writing Chernobyl
- About lies and truths
- People's chorus
- Part three. Amazed by sadness
- About what we didn't know : death can be so beautiful
- About the shovel and the atom
- About taking measurements
- About how the frightening things in life happen quietly and naturally
- About answers
- About memories
- About loving physics
- About expensive salami
- About freedom and the dream of an ordinary death
- About the shadow of death
- About a damaged child
- About political strategy
- By a defender of the Soviet government
- About instructions
- About the facts
- About why we love Chernobyl
- Children's chorus
- A solitary human voice
- In place of an epilogue
- Isbn
- 9780312425845
- Label
- Voices from Chernobyl : the oral history of a nuclear disaster
- Title
- Voices from Chernobyl
- Title remainder
- the oral history of a nuclear disaster
- Statement of responsibility
- Svetlana Alexievich ; translation and preface by Keith Gessen
- Subject
-
- Armed Forces -- Environmental aspects | fast | (OCoLC)fst00814597
- Auswirkung
- Belarus -- fast | (OCoLC)fst01260637
- Chernobyl Nuclear Accident (Chornobylʹ, Ukraine : 1986) / fast / (OCoLC)fst00853649
- Chernobyl Nuclear Accident, Chornobylʹ, Ukraine, 1986 -- Environmental aspects -- Belarus
- Chernobyl Nuclear Accident, Chornobylʹ, Ukraine, 1986 -- Personal narratives
- Chernobyl Nuclear Accident, Chornobylʹ, Ukraine, 1986 -- Personal narratives, Belarusian
- Chernobyl Nuclear Accident, Chornobylʹ, Ukraine, 1986 -- Social aspects -- Belarus
- Reaktorunfall
- Russian literature -- Translations into English
- Russian literature -- Translations into English | Juvenile literature
- Social aspects -- fast | (OCoLC)fst01354981
- Tschernobyl
- Ukraine -- Chornobylʹ | fast | (OCoLC)fst01235729
- Language
-
- eng
- rus
- eng
- Summary
- 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
- Awards note
- National Book Critics Circle Award Winner for General Nonfiction, 2005.
- Biography type
- contains biographical information
- Cataloging source
- FVC
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/collectionName
- Charnobylʹskai︠a︡ malitva
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1948-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Aleksievich, Svetlana
- Dewey number
- 363.17/99/094776
- Index
- no index present
- Language note
- Translation of: Tchernobylskaia molitva
- LC call number
- TD186.5.B35
- LC item number
- A4413 2006
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
- 1948-
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
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- Aleksievich, Svetlana
- Gessen, Keith
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Chernobyl Nuclear Accident, Chornobylʹ, Ukraine, 1986
- Chernobyl Nuclear Accident, Chornobylʹ, Ukraine, 1986
- Chernobyl Nuclear Accident, Chornobylʹ, Ukraine, 1986
- Russian literature
- Auswirkung
- Reaktorunfall
- Tschernobyl
- Chernobyl Nuclear Accident (Chornobylʹ, Ukraine : 1986) / fast / (OCoLC)fst00853649
- Armed Forces
- Chernobyl Nuclear Accident, Chornobylʹ, Ukraine, 1986
- Chernobyl Nuclear Accident, Chornobylʹ, Ukraine, 1986
- Chernobyl Nuclear Accident, Chornobylʹ, Ukraine, 1986
- Russian literature
- Social aspects
- Belarus
- Ukraine
- Target audience
- juvenile
- Label
- Voices from Chernobyl : the oral history of a nuclear disaster, Svetlana Alexievich ; translation and preface by Keith Gessen
- Note
- "First published in Russian as Tchernobylskaia Molitva by Editions Ostojie"--Title page verso
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Translator's preface -- Historical note -- Prologue. A solitary human voice -- Part one. The land of the dead -- About what can be talked about with the living and the dead -- About a whole life written down on doors -- Soldiers' chorus -- About what radiation looks like -- About a song without words -- About a homeland -- About repentance -- By those who returned -- Part two. The land of the living -- About old prophecies -- About a moonlit landscape -- About a man whose tooth was hurting when he saw Christ fall -- About a single bullet -- About how we can't live without Chekhov and Tolstoy -- About war movies -- A scream -- About a new nation -- About writing Chernobyl -- About lies and truths -- People's chorus -- Part three. Amazed by sadness -- About what we didn't know : death can be so beautiful -- About the shovel and the atom -- About taking measurements -- About how the frightening things in life happen quietly and naturally -- About answers -- About memories -- About loving physics -- About expensive salami -- About freedom and the dream of an ordinary death -- About the shadow of death -- About a damaged child -- About political strategy -- By a defender of the Soviet government -- About instructions -- About the facts -- About why we love Chernobyl -- Children's chorus -- A solitary human voice -- In place of an epilogue
- Control code
- ocm67557517
- Dimensions
- 21 cm
- Edition
- 1st Picador ed.
- Extent
- xiii, 236 pages
- Isbn
- 9780312425845
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)67557517
- Label
- Voices from Chernobyl : the oral history of a nuclear disaster, Svetlana Alexievich ; translation and preface by Keith Gessen
- Note
- "First published in Russian as Tchernobylskaia Molitva by Editions Ostojie"--Title page verso
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Translator's preface -- Historical note -- Prologue. A solitary human voice -- Part one. The land of the dead -- About what can be talked about with the living and the dead -- About a whole life written down on doors -- Soldiers' chorus -- About what radiation looks like -- About a song without words -- About a homeland -- About repentance -- By those who returned -- Part two. The land of the living -- About old prophecies -- About a moonlit landscape -- About a man whose tooth was hurting when he saw Christ fall -- About a single bullet -- About how we can't live without Chekhov and Tolstoy -- About war movies -- A scream -- About a new nation -- About writing Chernobyl -- About lies and truths -- People's chorus -- Part three. Amazed by sadness -- About what we didn't know : death can be so beautiful -- About the shovel and the atom -- About taking measurements -- About how the frightening things in life happen quietly and naturally -- About answers -- About memories -- About loving physics -- About expensive salami -- About freedom and the dream of an ordinary death -- About the shadow of death -- About a damaged child -- About political strategy -- By a defender of the Soviet government -- About instructions -- About the facts -- About why we love Chernobyl -- Children's chorus -- A solitary human voice -- In place of an epilogue
- Control code
- ocm67557517
- Dimensions
- 21 cm
- Edition
- 1st Picador ed.
- Extent
- xiii, 236 pages
- Isbn
- 9780312425845
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)67557517
Subject
- Armed Forces -- Environmental aspects | fast | (OCoLC)fst00814597
- Auswirkung
- Belarus -- fast | (OCoLC)fst01260637
- Chernobyl Nuclear Accident (Chornobylʹ, Ukraine : 1986) / fast / (OCoLC)fst00853649
- Chernobyl Nuclear Accident, Chornobylʹ, Ukraine, 1986 -- Environmental aspects -- Belarus
- Chernobyl Nuclear Accident, Chornobylʹ, Ukraine, 1986 -- Personal narratives
- Chernobyl Nuclear Accident, Chornobylʹ, Ukraine, 1986 -- Personal narratives, Belarusian
- Chernobyl Nuclear Accident, Chornobylʹ, Ukraine, 1986 -- Social aspects -- Belarus
- Reaktorunfall
- Russian literature -- Translations into English
- Russian literature -- Translations into English | Juvenile literature
- Social aspects -- fast | (OCoLC)fst01354981
- Tschernobyl
- Ukraine -- Chornobylʹ | fast | (OCoLC)fst01235729
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