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496 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780399588815
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Random House
Publication date: 15 August 2013
Description
When the Swedish Academy awarded Svetlana Alexievich the Nobel Prize, it cited her for inventing “a new kind of literary genre,” describing her work as “a history of emotions—a history of the soul.” Alexievich’s distinctive documentary style, com...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,397 reviews
Moods
dark 73%
reflective 71%
sad 70%
emotional 64%
challenging 55%
tense 20%
inspiring 5%
hopeful 4%
funny 1%
Pace
medium 40%
fast 1%
Average rating
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Graphic
Torture, Death, MurderModerate
Antisemitism, War, AlcoholismMinor
Homophobia, Xenophobia, Racism
496 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780399588815
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Random House
Publication date: 15 August 2013
Description
When the Swedish Academy awarded Svetlana Alexievich the Nobel Prize, it cited her for inventing “a new kind of literary genre,” describing her work as “a history of emotions—a history of the soul.” Alexievich’s distinctive documentary style, com...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,397 reviews
Moods
dark 73%
reflective 71%
sad 70%
emotional 64%
challenging 55%
tense 20%
inspiring 5%
hopeful 4%
funny 1%
Pace
medium 40%
fast 1%
Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Torture, Death, MurderModerate
Antisemitism, War, AlcoholismMinor
Homophobia, Xenophobia, Racism