'- A new translation of Voices from Chernobyl based on the revisedversion -In April 1986 a series of explosions shook the Chernobyl nuclearreactor. Flames lit up the sky and radiation escaped to contaminate theland and poison the people for years to come. While officials tried tohush up the accident, Svetlana Alexievich spent years collectingtestimonies from survivors - clean-up workers, residents, firefighters,resettlers, widows, orphans - crafting their voices into a haunting oralhistory of fear, anger and uncertainty, but also dark humour and love.A chronicle of the past and a warning for our nuclear future, ChernobylPrayer shows what it is like to bear witness, and remember in a worldthat wants you to forget.'Beautifully written. . . heart-breaking' - Arundhati Roy, Elle'One of the most humane and terrifying books I've ever read' - HelenSimpson, Observer
