Chernobyl's Prayer

A Chronicle of the Future

Svetlana Alexievich author Anna Gunin translator Arch Tait translator

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Dalkey Archive Press

Published:8th Jun '23

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A chronicle of the past and a warning for our nuclear future, Chernobyl Prayer shows what it is like to bear witness, and remember in a world that wants you to forget.


In April 1986 a series of explosions shook the Chernobyl nuclear reactor. Flames lit up the sky and radiation escaped to contaminate the land and poison the people for years to come. While officials tried to hush up the accident, Svetlana Alexievich spent years collecting testimonies from survivors - clean-up workers, residents, firefighters, resettlers, widows, orphans - crafting their voices into a haunting oral history of fear, anger and uncertainty, but also dark humour and love.

"Beautifully written . . . heart-breaking."—Arundhati Roy, Elle

ISBN: 9781628974997

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300 pages