Boys in Zinc by Svetlana Alexievich (English) Paperback Book

Description: Boys in Zinc by Svetlana Alexievich, Andrew Bromfield Mesmerizing, haunting stories from the Soviet-Afghan War collected by the winner of the Nobel Prize in LiteratureFrom 1979 to 1989 Soviet troops engaged in a devastating war in Afghanistan that claimed thousands of casualties on both sides. While the Soviet Union talked about a peace-keeping mission, the dead were shipped back in sealed zinc coffins. Boys in Zinc presents the honest testimonies of soldiers, doctors and nurses, mothers, wives and siblings who describe the lasting effects of war. Weaving together their stories, Svetlana Alexievich shows us the truth of the Soviet-Afghan conflict- the killing and the beauty of small everyday moments, the shame of returning veterans, the worries of all those left behind. When it was first published in the USSR in 1991, Boys in Zinc sparked huge controversy because of its unflinching, harrowing insight into the realities of war. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Notes The haunting story of the Soviet-Afghan War from the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature 2015. First published in the USSR in 1991. Author Biography Svetlana Alexievich (Author)Svetlana Alexievich was born in Ivano-Frankivsk in 1948 and has spent most of her life in the Soviet Union and present-day Belarus, with prolonged periods of exile in Western Europe. Starting out as a journalist, she developed her own, distinctive non-fiction genre which brings together a chorus of voices to describe a specific historical moment. Her works include The Unwomanly Face of War (1985), Last Witnesses (1985), Boys in Zinc (1991), Chernobyl Prayer (1997) and Second-Hand Time (2013). She has won many international awards, including the 2015 Nobel Prize in Literature for her polyphonic writings, a monument to suffering and courage in our time. Review Superbly translated... Alexievichs choice of truth as hero is the right one for the age of Putin and Trump -- Giles Whittell * The Times *As shattering and addictive as Chernobyl Prayer, this is a polyphonic tour de force that shines a light on war, the plight of heroes, and why post-Soviet Russia is as it is -- Kapka Kassabova * Herald Scotland *A masterpiece of reportage * New York Review of Books *Alexievich is like a doctor probing the scar tissue of a traumatised nation -- Guy Chazan * Financial Times *What Alexievich is doing is giving voice to the voiceless, exposing not only stories we wouldnt otherwise hear but individuals as well -- David Ulin * Los Angeles Times *The least well-known wonderful writer Ive ever come across -- Jenni Murray * BBC Radio 4 Womans Hour *Alexievich serves no ideology, only an ideal: to listen closely enough to the ordinary voices of her time to orchestrate them into extraordinary books -- Philip Gourevitch * New Yorker *Alexievich has become one of my heroes -- Atul GawandeThe Belarusian writer has spent decades in listening mode. Alexievich put in thousands of hours with her tape recorder across the lands of the former Soviet Union, collecting and collating stories from ordinary people. She wove those tales into elegant books of such power and insight, that in 2015 she received the Nobel prize for literature -- Shaun Walker * Guardian *Alexievichs "documentary novels" are crafted and edited with a reporters cool eye for detail and a poets ear for the intricate rhythms of human speech. Reading them is like eavesdropping on a confessional. This is history at its rawest and most uncomfortably intimate -- Andrew Dickson * Evening Standard *Alexievichs artistry has raised oral history to a totally different dimension -- Antony Beevor Promotional Weaving together their stories, Svetlana Alexievich shows us the truth of the Soviet-Afghan conflict- the killing and the beauty of small everyday moments, the shame of returned veterans, the worries of all those left behind. When it was first published in the USSR in 1991, Boys in Zinc sparked huge controversy for its unflinching, harrowing insight into the realities of war. Review Text Superbly translated... Alexievichs choice of truth as hero is the right one for the age of Putin and Trump Review Quote Alexievich serves no ideology, only an ideal: to listen closely enough to the ordinary voices of her time to orchestrate them into extraordinary books Promotional "Headline" Mesmerizing, haunting stories from the Soviet-Afghan War collected by the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature Details ISBN0241264111 Author Andrew Bromfield Publisher Penguin Books Ltd Translator Andrew Bromfield ISBN-10 0241264111 ISBN-13 9780241264119 Format Paperback Imprint Penguin Classics Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 958.1045 Media Book Translated from Russian Year 2017 Publication Date 2017-03-02 Pages 304 Language English Series Penguin Modern Classics UK Release Date 2017-03-02 Narrator Tom Judd Illustrator Gregory Copeland Photographer Monica Lo Birth 1939 Affiliation Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Bipolar Clinic and Reseach Program, Massachusetts General Hospital Position Associate Professor of Psychiatry Qualifications PsyD Alternative 9780241264126 NZ Release Date 2017-05-17 AU Release Date 2017-05-17 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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