The Unwomanly Face of War: An Oral History of Women in World

The Unwomanly Face of War: An Oral History of Women in World War II

A long-awaited English translation of the groundbreaking oral history of women in World War II across Europe and Russiaâ€”from the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OFÂ THE YEAR BY
The Washington PostÂ â€¢Â The GuardianÂ â€¢ NPR â€¢Â The EconomistÂ â€¢Â Milwaukee Journal SentinelÂ â€¢Â Kirkus Reviews

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 invention of â€œa new kind of literary genre,â€ describing her work as â€œa history of emotions . . . a history of the soul.â€

In The Unwomanly Face of War, Alexievich chronicles the experiences of the Soviet women who fought on the front lines, on the home front, and in the occupied territories. These womenâ€”more than a million in totalâ€”were nurses and doctors, pilots, tank drivers, machine-gunners, and snipers. They battled alongside men, and yet, after the victory, their efforts and sacrifices were forgotten.

Alexievich traveled thousands of miles and visited more than a hundred towns to record these womenâ€™s stories. Together, this symphony of voices reveals a different aspect of the warâ€”the everyday details of life in combat left out of the official histories.

Translated by the renowned Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky, The Unwomanly Face of War is a powerful and poignant account of the central conflict of the twentieth century, a kaleidoscopic portrait of the human side of war.

THE WINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE
â€œfor her polyphonic writings, a monument to suffering and courage in our time.â€Â

â€œA landmark.â€â€”Timothy Snyder, author ofÂ On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century

â€œAn astonishing book, harrowing and life-affirming . . . It deserves the widest possible readership.â€â€”Paula Hawkins, author ofÂ The Girl on the Train

â€œAlexievich has gained probably the worldâ€™s deepest, most eloquent understanding of the post-Soviet condition. . . . [She] has consistently chronicled that which has been intentionally forgotten.â€â€”Masha Gessen,Â National Book Awardâ€“winning author ofÂ The Future Is History
Country USA
Brand Random House Trade Paperbacks
Manufacturer Random House Trade Paperbacks
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber part_0399588744
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2018-04-03
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780399588747

Country	USA
Brand	Random House Trade Paperbacks
Manufacturer	Random House Trade Paperbacks
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	part_0399588744
Color	Multicolor
ReleaseDate	2018-04-03
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780399588747

The Unwomanly Face of War: An Oral History of Women in World War II

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