The unwomanly face of war : an oral history of women in World War II / Svetlana Alexievich ; transla...
The unwomanly face of war : an oral history of women in World War II / Svetlana Alexievich ; transla...
The unwomanly face of war : an oral history of women in World War II / Svetlana Alexievich ; translated by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky.
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Publisher
New York : Random House, [2017]
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Call Numbers
G 2017/5490
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Language
English
Russian
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Physical Description
Physical content
xliii, 331 pages ; 25 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
From a conversation with a historian -- A human being is greater than war -- "I don't want to remember ..." -- "Grow up, girls ... you're still green ..." -- "I alone came back to Mama ..." -- "Two wars live in our house ..." -- "Telephones don't shoot ..." -- "They awarded us little medals ..." --...
Publication information
Publisher
New York : Random House, [2017]
Edition
First edition.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
[2017]
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"Bringing together dozens of voices in her distinctive style, War's Unwomanly Face is Svetlana Alexievich's collection of stories of women's experiences in World War II, both on the front lines, on the home front, and in occupied territories. This is a new, distinct version of the war we're so familiar with. Alexievich gives voice to women whose st...
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Full title
The unwomanly face of war : an oral history of women in World War II / Svetlana Alexievich ; translated by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky.
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Notes
Language note
Translated from the Russian.
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Call Numbers
G 2017/5490
Record Identifier
74VKVgylMRll
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVgylMRll
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ISBN
9780399588723
0399588728
DDC
940.534709252
MMS ID
991024148784902626
