03987cam a2200373 4500 528598740 TxAuBib 20211107120000.0 ||||||s2019||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781524708474 152470847X 81519747-e3fb-4765-bd1d-905d56886e74 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 4335526 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Alexievich, Svetlana. Last Witnesses [Libby] : An Oral History of the Children of World War II. Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group, 2019. Format: OverDrive OverDrive MP3 Audiobook, Filesize: 273MB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Listen, Filesize: 273MB. Biography & Autobiography. History. Military. Nonfiction. HTML:“A masterpiece” (The Guardian) from the Nobel Prize–winning writer, an oral history of children’s experiences in World War II across Russia NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE WASHINGTON POST For more than three decades, Svetlana Alexievich has been the memory and conscience of the twentieth century. When the Swedish Academy awarded her the Nobel Prize, it cited her for inventing “a new kind of literary genre,” describing her work as “a history of emotions . . . a history of the soul.”  Bringing together dozens of voices in her distinctive style, Last Witnesses is Alexievich’s collection of the memories of those who were children during World War II. They had sometimes been soldiers as well as witnesses, and their generation grew up with the trauma of the war deeply embedded—a trauma that would change the course of the Russian nation.  Collectively, this symphony of children’s stories, filled with the everyday details of life in combat, reveals an altogether unprecedented view of the war. Alexievich gives voice to those whose memories have been lost in the official narratives, uncovering a powerful, hidden history from the personal and private experiences of individuals.  Translated by the renowned Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky, Last Witnesses is a powerful and poignant account of the central conflict of the twentieth century, a kaleidoscopic portrait of the human side of war. Praise for Last Witnesses “There is a special sort of clear-eyed humility to [Alexievich’s] reporting.”—The Guardian “A bracing reminder of the enduring power of the written word to testify to pain like no other medium. . . . Children survive, they grow up, and they do not forget. They are the first and last witnesses.”—The New Republic “A profound triumph.”—The Big Issue “[Alexievich] excavates and briefly gives prominence to demolished lives and eradicated communities. . . . It is impossible not to turn the page, impossible not to wonder whom we next might meet, impossible not to think differently about children caught in conflict.”—The Washington Post. Media Type: Audiobook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2021-11-04 17:40:22. Pevear, Richard. Volokhonsky, Larissa. Emelin, Julia. Rickman, Allen Lewis. https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/1191-1/4335526-LastWitnesses.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=81519747-e3fb-4765-bd1d-905d56886e74&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/1191-1/4335526-LastWitnesses.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=81519747-e3fb-4765-bd1d-905d56886e74&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Listen)