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Svetlana alexandrovna alexievich born 31 may 1948 in ivanofrankivsk is a belarusian investigative journalist, essayist and oral historian who writes in russian. The daily show with trevor noah recommended for you. The future is history is a subtle and unusual work of contemporary history, if that isnt too much of a tautology. Aug 30, 2017 svetlana alexievichs nobel lecture, 2015. The longawaited translation of the classic oral history of soviet womens experiences in the second world war from the winner of the nobel prize in literature bringing together dozens of voices in her distinctive style, the unwomanly face of war is svetlana alexievich s collection of stories from soviet women who lived through the second world war. It was midafternoon in sweden and the nobel foundation was about ready to do its thing. Svetlana alexievichs most popular book is voices from chernobyl. The oral history of a nuclear disaster alexievich, svetlana, gessen, keith on. See all books authored by svetlana alexievich, including voices from chernobyl, and secondhand time. Bouis p r 0 l 0 g u e we are air, we are not earth.
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