Svetlana Alexievich

The Unwomanly Face of War by Svetlana Alexievich is a hauntingly powerful oral history that delves into the seldom-heard experiences of Soviet women during the Second World War. Through meticulous storytelling and unwavering commitment to truth, Alexievich illuminates the profound and often heart-wrenching realities faced by these women, transcending the boundaries of conventional war narratives. This extraordinary book presents the...

Mesmerising, haunting stories from the Soviet-Afghan War collected by the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature. From 1979 to 1989, Soviet troops engaged in a devastating war in Afghanistan that claimed thousands of casualties on both sides. While the Soviet Union talked about a 'peace-keeping' mission, the dead were shipped back in sealed zinc coffins. Boys in Zinc presents...

Last Witnesses by Nobel laureate Svetlana Alexievich is a profoundly moving narrative that delves into the harrowing experiences of Soviet children during the Second World War. Through their recollections, Alexievich paints a vivid and heart-wrenching picture of what it meant to grow up amidst the chaos, destruction, and despair that engulfed the Soviet Union in those dark years. Their stories...

From the 2015 winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, Svetlana Alexievich, comes the first English translation of her latest work, an oral history of the disintegration of the Soviet Union and the emergence of a new Russia. Bringing together dozens of voices in her distinctive documentary style, Secondhand Time is a monument to the collapse of the USSR, charting...

Chernobyl Prayer by Svetlana Alexievich is a profound and haunting exploration of the catastrophic nuclear disaster that took place on 26 April 1986 in Chernobyl, Ukraine. On that fateful day, the worst nuclear reactor accident in history occurred, releasing vast quantities of radioactive materials and contaminating up to three-quarters of Europe. Drawing upon meticulous research and poignant interviews, Alexievich pieces...

A powerful portrait of the personal consequences of war as seen through the innocent eyes of children, from a Nobel Prize-winning writer. Last Witnesses (Adapted for Young Adults) by Nobel Prize-winning writer Svetlana Alexievich delves into the traumatic memories of children who were separated from their parents during World War II—most of them never to be reunited. This young adult...