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Second-hand Time

By Svetlana Alexievich

Second-hand Time

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In this magnificent requiem to a civilization in ruins, the winne of the 2015 Nobel Prize in Literature reinvents a singular, polyphonic literary form, bringing together the voices of dozens of witnesses to the collapse of the USSR in a formidable attempt to chart the disappearance of a culture and to surmise what new kind of man may emerge from the rubble.Alexievich's method is simple: 'I don't ask people about socialism, I ask about love, jealousy, childhood, old age. Music,dances, hairstyles. The myriad sundry details of a vanished way of life. This is the only way to chase the catastrophe into theframework of the mundane and attempt to tell a story. Try to figure things out. It never ceases to amaze me how interestingordinary, everyday life is. There are an endless number of human truths...History's sole concern is the facts; emotions areout of its realm of interest. It's considered improper to admit feelings into history. I look at the world as a writer, not strictlyan historian. I am fascinated by people...'From this fascination emerges a brilliant, poignant and unique portrait of post-Soviet society, built on the traumatismsof its predecessors' collapse.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
704
Release Date:
2016-05-23
Publication Date:
2016-05-23
Publisher:
Fitzcarraldo Editions
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1910695114
ISBN13:
9781910695111
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
643 g
Height:
128 cm
Width:
198 cm
Thickness:
40 cm
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