Zinky Boys: Soviet Voices from the Afghanistan War by Svetlana Alexievich

Zinky Boys: Soviet Voices from the Afghanistan War

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Svetlana Alexievich with Julia Whitby (Translator), Robin Whitby (Translator)

224 pages first pub 1989 (editions)

nonfiction history emotional informative reflective slow-paced
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Winner of the Nobel Prize: “For her polyphonic writings, a monument to suffering and courage in our time.” —Swedish Academy, Nobel Prize citationFrom 1979 to 1989 a million Soviet troops engaged in a devastating war in Afghanistan that claimed 50,...

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emotional 81%
sad 77%
dark 75%
reflective 61%
informative 59%
challenging 45%
tense 20%
adventurous 2%
inspiring 2%

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fast 7%

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