Facts about The Chernobyl Prayer by Svetlana Alexievich
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The book was first published in Belarus, reflecting Alexievich's deep connection to the country most severely affected by the Chernobyl disaster.
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Among Alexievich's books, The Chernobyl Prayer is notable for including the testimony of firefighters' wives who watched their husbands die from acute radiation sickness.
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Written in the documentary prose style Alexievich calls a novel of voices, The Chernobyl Prayer blends personal monologues to create a collective portrait of catastrophe.
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Voices from Chernobyl is the English title under which the book is widely known in translation, reflecting its format of collected human testimonies.
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Alexievich's book about Chernobyl contributed to her receiving the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2015, with the Swedish Academy citing her polyphonic writings as a monument to suffering.
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Published in Russian in 1997, The Chernobyl Prayer by Svetlana Alexievich is an oral history composed of testimonies from survivors, liquidators, and witnesses of the 1986 nuclear disaster.