Summary
"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... Full description
Summary: |
"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. |
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Item Description: |
"An oral history"--Cover. "Originally published in Russian as Vremi͡a sekond khėnd [Romanized] by Vremya Publishing House, Moscow, in 2013"--Title-page verso. |
Physical Description: |
xiv, 470 pages ; 25 cm |
ISBN: |
9780399588808 0399588809 |
Author Notes: |
(Bowker Author Biography) |