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Chernobyl: History of a Tragedy
Serhii Plokhy
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Description for Chernobyl: History of a Tragedy
Paperback.
*WINNER OF THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2018*
*WINNER OF THE PUSHKIN HOUSE BOOK PRIZE 2019*
'As moving as it is painstakingly researched. . . a cracking read' Viv Groskop, Observer
'A riveting account of human error and state duplicity. . . rightly being hailed as a classic' Hannah Betts, Daily Telegraph
On 26 April 1986 at 1.23am a reactor at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Soviet Ukraine exploded. While the authorities scrambled to understand what was occurring, workers, engineers, firefighters and those living in the area were abandoned to their fate. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2019
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
Number of Pages
432
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780141988351
SKU
9780141988351
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Serhii Plokhy
Serhii Plokhy is Professor of History at Harvard University and a leading authority on Eastern Europe whose previous books include Lost Kingdom, The Gates of Europe and The Last Empire. At the time of the Chernobyl explosion he lived behind the Iron Curtain less than 500 kilometres downstream of the damaged reactor.
Reviews for Chernobyl: History of a Tragedy
An insightful and important book, that often reads like a good thriller, and that exposes the danger of mixing powerful technology with irresponsible politics
Yuval Noah Harari, author of Sapiens As moving as it is painstakingly researched, this book is a tour de force and a cracking read. . . Without losing any detail or nuance, Plokhy has ... Read more
Yuval Noah Harari, author of Sapiens As moving as it is painstakingly researched, this book is a tour de force and a cracking read. . . Without losing any detail or nuance, Plokhy has ... Read more