Secondhand Time. The last of the Soviets: An oral history Svetlana Alexievich
Material type: TextLanguage: English Original language: Russian Publication details: The Text Publishing Company 2016. Melbourne, AustraliaDescription: xiv, 470p.: 23cmContent type:- text
- 9781925355567
- 891.784408
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Standard Loan | LSAD Library Main Collection | 891.7845 ALE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 39002100638437 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
From the 2015 winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, Svetlana Alexievich, comes the first English translation of her latest work, an oral history of the disintegration of the Soviet Union and the emergence of a new Russia.
Bringing together dozens of voices in her distinctive documentary style, Secondhand Time is a monument to the collapse of the USSR, charting the decline of Soviet culture and speculating on what will rise from the ashes of Communism.
As in all her books, Alexievich gives voice to women and men whose stories are lost in the official narratives of nation-states, creating a powerful alternative history from the personal and private stories of individuals.
Includes chronology - Russia after Stalin;
Remarks from an accomplice
Includes bibliographical references.
Part 1: The Consolation of apocalypse -- Snatches of street noise and kitchen conversations (1991 - 2001) -- Ten stories in a red interior --- Part 2: The Charms of emptiness -- Snatches of of street noise and kitchen conversations (2002 - 2012) - Ten stories in the absence of an interior
"From the 2015 winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, Svetlana Alexievich, comes the first English translation of her latest work, an oral history of the disintegration of the Soviet Union and the emergence of a new Russia. .
"Bringing together dozens of voices in her distinctive style of oral history, Secondhand Time is a monument to the collapse of the USSR, charting the decline of Soviet culture and speculating on what will rise from the ashes of Communism. As in all her books, Alexievich gives voice to women and men whose stories are lost in the official narratives of nation-states, creating a powerful alternative history from the personal and private stories of individuals. When the Swedish Academy awarded Svetlana Alexievich the Nobel Prize in Literature, they praised her 'polyphonic writings, a monument to suffering and courage in our time, ' and cited her for inventing 'a new kind of literary genre.' Sara Danius, the permanent secretary of the Swedish Academy, added that her work comprises 'a history of emotions--a history of the soul'"-- Provided by publisher.
Translated from the Russian by Bela Shayevich.
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Author notes provided by Syndetics
Svetlana Alexievich was born in Stanislav, Ukraine, Soviet Union on May 31, 1948. She became a journalist and wrote narratives from interviews with witnesses to events such as World War II, the Soviet-Afghan war, the fall of the Soviet Union, and the Chernobyl disaster. Her books include Zinky Boys: Soviet Voices from the Afghanistan War and War's Unwomanly Face. She won the National Book Critics Circle Award in 2005 for Voices from Chernobyl: The Oral History of a Nuclear Disaster and the 2015 Nobel Prize in Literature.(Bowker Author Biography)