Voices from Chernobyl

The Oral History of a Nuclear Disaster

by Svetlana Aleksievich

240 pages

English language

Published Jan. 6, 2005 by Dalkey Archive.

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Megan reviewed Voices from Chernobyl by Svetlana Alexievich

The Best Human Account of the Chernobyl Disaster

5 stars

Gathered from years of interviews, this is one of the best accounts of the human impact of Chernobyl. I loved this book, but be warned it is gruesome and brutal in places.

Subjects

Chernobyl Nuclear Accident, Chornobylʹ, Ukraine, 1986 -- Personal narratives
Chernobyl Nuclear Accident, Chornobylʹ, Ukraine, 1986 -- Health aspects -- Belarus
Belarusians -- Interviews
Belarusians -- Health and hygiene