Last Witnesses: An Oral History of the Children of World War II by Svetlana Alexiévich

Last Witnesses: An Oral History of the Children of World War II

Voices of Utopia #2

Svetlana Alexiévich with Richard Pevear (Translator), Larissa Volokhonsky (Translator)

320 pages first pub 1985 (editions)

nonfiction history emotional reflective sad medium-paced
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"A masterpiece" (The Guardian) from the Nobel Prize-winning writer, an oral history of children's experiences in World War II across RussiaNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE WASHINGTON POST  For more than three decades, Svetlana Alexie...

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Moods

sad: 78%

dark: 75%

emotional: 74%

reflective: 57%

challenging: 42%

informative: 41%

tense: 29%

hopeful: 8%

inspiring: 5%

adventurous: 1%

mysterious: 1%


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