Now it is clear. The favourite got it. I haven't read any of her books. Might check one out. Have any of ypou read any? I have heard her name but not read any books.
Nobel prize literature 2015 to Svetlana Aleksijevitj from Belarus.
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I looked her up to see what was available in the US and the book "Voices From Chernobyl" looks good. It was written in 2006 (according to Amazon)
I've not heard of her, but European-non-UK writers don't often get press here in the US.
A bit insulated cover of the literature world it seems to me. I have most often at least heard of the latest winners before they got their price if not read them. Last yeears winner, Patrick Modiano (french i think), i had not heard of and has still not read. Same with the chinese winner a couple years back. Over here it is very common to give away the years nobelprize winner as a christmas gift. One or two books.
You know, English-speakers ARE the center of the universe 
Except in academic literary circles, one has to go very much out of their way in the US to encounter any writer who is not US/UK centric. Occasionally a few others slip through (the Scandinavian crime writers come to mind), but not many. It really is silly.
Except in academic literary circles, one has to go very much out of their way in the US to encounter any writer who is not US/UK centric. Occasionally a few others slip through (the Scandinavian crime writers come to mind), but not many. It really is silly.
You know, English-speakers ARE the center of the universe
Except in academic literary circles, one has to go very much out of their way in the US to encounter any writer who is not US/UK centric. Occasionally a few others slip through (the Scandinavian crime writers come to mind), but not many. It really is silly.
This one, Svetlana Aleksijevitj (i spelled it wrong in the title i think....) has a style inspired by her start as a journalist. Not very popular in Russia or Belarus because of her critic against the regimes. Her stories are often based on interviews and good backgroundscheck and are situated often in the past sovjetunion. From the war and forwards to now. I remember once reading a critic saying that if you read to much you could get nightmares because it seemed so real and horrible what she described. At the same time she is supposed to have hope mixed in there somewhere somehow. But .as said, havent read a book yet so i dont really know.....
Thank you... (those names are difficult to spell)Fixed the thread title for you.
I'll definitely look for her books--thanks!
...spell, hell!...try to pronounce it with a mouthful of bubble gum!....
Svetlana Alexandrovna Alexievich
(Belarusian: Святлана Аляксандраўна Алексіевіч Sviatłana Alaksandraŭna Aleksijevič; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_language
Russian: Светлана Александровна Алексиевич;
Ukrainian: Світлана Олександрівна Алексієвич
(Belarusian: Святлана Аляксандраўна Алексіевіч Sviatłana Alaksandraŭna Aleksijevič; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_language
Russian: Светлана Александровна Алексиевич;
Ukrainian: Світлана Олександрівна Алексієвич
YIKES! Takes me back to Russian class in college! Unfortunately, all I've retained over the years is the Cyrillic alphabet and how to say, "I don't know" and "No smoking."Svetlana Alexandrovna Alexievich
(Belarusian: Святлана Аляксандраўна Алексіевіч Sviatłana Alaksandraŭna Aleksijevič;
Russian: Светлана Александровна Алексиевич;
Ukrainian: Світлана Олександрівна Алексієвич
Luckily, I speak first 2 languages and understand the 3rd well enough to read her books untranslated. I've actually heard about her a few months back and will put her on my to-read list.YIKES! Takes me back to Russian class in college! Unfortunately, all I've retained over the years is the Cyrillic alphabet and how to say, "I don't know" and "No smoking."