The Unwomanly Face of War
An Oral History of Women in World War II
by Svetlana Alexievich
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Recommended by 1 source and appears in Ww2, History, and Nonfiction.
New English translation of original 1985 book by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky.The longawaited translation of the classic oral history of Soviet women's experiences in the Second World War from the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature"Why, having stood up for and held their own place in a once absolutely male world, have women not st...
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Recommended by 1 source and appears in Ww2, History, and Nonfiction.
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“My Favorite Books of 2017 Each amazed me like a Rooney halffield wonderstrike: Jim Shepard's "The World To Come" Hisham Matar's "The Return" My Hero Svetlana Alexievich's "Unwomanly Face of War" and the best book ever written by a man still mourning Lucas' departure from Anfield”
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