Světlana Alexandrovna Alexijevič Book order

Ohne Bewusstsein der Vergangenheit lässt sich in der Gegenwart keine Zukunft entwerfen und lenken. Die Literaturnobelpreisträgerin Swetlana Alexijewitsch und der Außenpolitiker Ruprecht Polenz sprechen über die Beziehungen zwischen Russland und Europa, das Vermächtnis der Sowjetunion im „homo sovieticus“ sowie über Möglichkeiten öffentlichen oder privaten Widerstands. Freiheit, darüber sind sie sich einig, kann nicht importiert oder allein durch äußeren Druck erzwungen werden. Sie muss sich aus einer gesellschaftlichen Ordnung heraus entwickeln, aus einem Sog, den das Freiheitsversprechen auslöst.

Bringing together dozens of voices in her distinctive style, Last Witnesses is Svetlana Alexievich's collection of the memories of those who were children during World War II. These men and women were both witnesses and sometimes soldiers as well, and their generation grew up with the trauma of the war deeply embedded in them--a trauma that would forever change the course of the Russian nation. This is a new version of the war we're so familiar with. Alexievich gives voice to those whose stories are lost in the official narratives, creating a powerful alternative history from the personal and private experiences of individuals. Collectively, these voices provide a kaleidoscopic portrait of the human consequences of the war

"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

This is not a book about Chernobyl, but about the world it has left us. Alexievich spent three years interviewing dozens of survivors, victims and witnesses. This is their testimony, their voices, and they are unforgettable