num_pages: 236
description: Written by the winner of the Nobel Prize in LiteratureOn 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. Composed of interviews in monologue form, Voices from Chernobyl is a crucially important work of immense force, unforgettable in its emotional power and honesty.
language: English
title: Voices from Chernobyl: The Oral History of a Nuclear Disaster
titlecomplete: Voices from Chernobyl: The Oral History of a Nuclear Disaster
genres: Historical, History, Science, Memoir, Nobel Prize, Russia, Ukraine, Politics, Journalism, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 55229
places: Chernobyl, Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, Prypiat, Moscow, Belarus, Kiev Oblast
series: Voices of Utopia
awards: awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: National Book Critics Circle Award
category: General Nonfiction, awardedAt: 883641600000
name: Leipzig Book Award
category: European Understanding
publisher: Picador