A chronicle of the past and a warning for our nuclear future, Chernobyl Prayer shows what it is like to bear witness, and remember in a world that wants you to forget.
In April 1986 a series of explosions shook the Chernobyl nuclear reactor. Flames lit up the sky and radiation escaped to contaminate the land and poison the people for years to come. While officials tried to hush up the accident, Svetlana Alexievich spent years collecting testimonies from survivors - clean-up workers, residents, firefighters, resettlers, widows, orphans - crafting their voices into a haunting oral history of fear, anger and uncertainty, but also dark humour and love.
| ISBN: | 9781628974997 |
| Publication date: | 8th June 2023 |
| Author: | Svetlana Alexievich |
| Publisher: | Dalkey Archive Press an imprint of Deep Vellum Publishing |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 300 pages |
| Series: | Russian Literature |
| Genres: |
History and Archaeology Oral history Social impact of disasters / accidents (natural or man-made) Nuclear issues |
A chronicle of the past and a warning for our nuclear future, Chernobyl Prayer shows what it is like to bear witness, and remember in a world that wants you to forget.
In April 1986 a series of explosions shook the Chernobyl nuclear reactor. Flames lit up the sky and radiation escaped to contaminate the land and poison the people for years to come. While officials tried to hush up the accident, Svetlana Alexievich spent years collecting testimonies from survivors - clean-up workers, residents, firefighters, resettlers, widows, orphans - crafting their voices into a haunting oral history of fear, anger and uncertainty, but also dark humour and love.
Chernobyl Prayer features in the following genres: History and Archaeology, Oral history, Social impact of disasters / accidents (natural or man-made), Nuclear issues
Chernobyl Prayer is available in Hardback
Chernobyl Prayer was written by Svetlana Alexievich and published by Dalkey Archive Press an imprint of Deep Vellum Publishing
Chernobyl Prayer has 300 pages
Yes it is part of Russian Literature series