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Under the Covers: Voices from Chernobyl
A heartbreaking collection of monologues from those affected by the disaster |
Sarah van Schagen |
26 Apr 2006 |
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| Today is the 20th anniversary of the nuclear disaster in Chernobyl, Ukraine. And in remembrance, I bring to you a special edition of Under the Covers, highlighting the book Voices from Chernobyl: The Oral History of a Nuclear Disaster, which recently hit my desk with an incredibly depressing thud. Written -- or rather, collected -- by journalist Svetlana Alexievich (and translated by Keith Gessen), Voices from Chernobyl presents personal accounts of the tragedy vi ... |
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| Topics: books, health, nuclear power, toxics (all these topics) |
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