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Second-hand Time

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Second-hand Time is the latest work from Svetlana Alexievich, winner of the 2015 Nobel Prize in Literature. In this book she creates a singular, polyphonic literary form by bringing together the voices of dozens of witnesses to the collapse of the USSR in a brilliant, poignant and unique portrait of post-Soviet society.

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Second-hand Time, Svetlana Alexievitch

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2016
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This book hits the reader like a Soviet-Russian punch to the face. It takes a while to recover from seeing the world through their eyes. But it also makes it easier to understand today’s war. A must-read.

Language
English
Released
2016
Format
Paperback
Pages
695
ISBN10
1910695114
ISBN13
9781910695111
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First published
2013
Original title
Время секонд хэнд (Vremja sekond chend)
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4.55 out of 5
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Second-hand Time is the latest work from Svetlana Alexievich, winner of the 2015 Nobel Prize in Literature. In this book she creates a singular, polyphonic literary form by bringing together the voices of dozens of witnesses to the collapse of the USSR in a brilliant, poignant and unique portrait of post-Soviet society.