A journalist by trade, who now suffers from an immune deficiency developed while researching this book, presents personal accounts of what happened to the people of Belarus after the nuclear reactor accident in 1986, and the fear, anger, and uncertainty that they still live with.

On 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. Comprised of interviews in monologue form, Voices from Chernobyl is a crucially important work, unforgettable in its emotional power and honesty.

Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award

Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature

Author: Svetlana Alexievich
Translator: Keith Gessen
Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press
Pages: 240pp
Size: 6 x 8.75
Notes: paperback
Release Date: July 1, 2019
ISBN: 978-1628973303