Voices from Chernobyl: The Oral History of a Nuclear Disaster by Svetlana Alexievich
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Voices from Chernobyl is a series of interviews with those who survived the world's worst nuclear reactor accident. Svetlana Alexievich interviews those in charge of the reactor, first responders, those dying from exposure to radiation, refugees from the area surrounding the meltdown area, persons who have secretly returned to their homes because it is the only place that they know and love. These stories are filled with anger and sadness and confusion. These stories are filled with mourning for the past and hope for the future.
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There is not much more to say about the book, other than it needs to be read by everyone.
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This is history. Let us not forget what happened. Read it as an act of witnessing, as an act of mourning with those who mourn, as an act of hoping with those who hope.
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You can read a long excerpt from the book HERE.
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Visit Svetlana's website HERE.
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File under:
*Autobiography
*Disaster
*History
*Remembering
1 comment:
Remarkable, heart-wrenching stories. I loved this book for its insight into humanity's tremendous fortitude and folly.
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