by Svetlana Alexiévich · Debolsillo · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788466338844
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The Unwomanly Face of War is a masterpiece by the 2015 Nobel Prize in Literature winner, Svetlana Alexievich, offering a unique and moving perspective on World War II. Through the memories of hundreds of women who fought in the Red Army, the book reveals the ignored experiences of those who were snipers, tank drivers, or workers in field hospitals. Their stories transport us to the harshness of war, where cold, hunger, sexual violence, and the omnipresent shadow of death marked their lives. Alexievich rescues these female voices from oblivion, offering a shocking and deeply human testimony of the war.
Svetlana Alexandrovna Alexievich is a Belarusian investigative journalist, essayist and oral historian who writes in Russian. She was awarded the 2015 Nobel Prize in Literature "for her polyphonic writings, a monument to suffering and courage in our time". She is the first writer from Belarus to receive the award.
