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

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

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Svetlana Alexievich with Richard Pevear (Translator), Larissa Volokhonsky (Translator), Julia Emelin (Narrator), Yelena Shmulenson (Narrator)

14 hours, 24 minutes first pub 1983 (editions) user-added

nonfiction history reflective slow-paced

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A long-awaited English translation of the classic oral history of women in World War II across Europe and Russia from Nobel Prize winner Svetlana Alexievich Bringing together dozens of voices in her distinctive style, Svetlana Alexievich shares s...

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