by Svetlana Alexiévich · DEBATE · tapa dura · ISBN 9788499925752
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This book by Svetlana Alexievich, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2015, offers a unique and moving perspective on World War II through the eyes of the women who fought in the Red Army. Through interviews and testimonies, Alexievich recounts the experiences of these women, exploring the impact of the war on their lives, their fears, and how they learned to kill. A chilling and deeply human account of the war, told from a female and often ignored perspective.
Svetlana Alexandrovna Alexievich is a Belarusian investigative journalist, essayist and oral historian who writes in Russian. She was awarded the 2015 Nobel Prize in Literature "for her polyphonic writings, a monument to suffering and courage in our time". She is the first writer from Belarus to receive the award.
