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It provides a thorough exploration of the book’s form, context and themes, including suffering, violence and nostalgia for the past. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time.Īlexievich was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2015 “for her polyphonic writings, a monument to suffering and courage in our time”. This practical and insightful reading guide offers a complete summary and analysis of Secondhand Time by Svetlana Alexievich. She is the first writer from Belarus to receive the award. Having grown up in the USSR, she considers herself a product of the Soviet system and aims to use her writing to try and make sense of this turbulent time.Īlexievich was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2015 “for her polyphonic writings, a monument to suffering and courage in our time”. Svetlana Alexievich is a Belorussian writer who is known for producing texts which interweave eyewitness accounts of major events and historical periods with her own commentary to create exceptionally rich, thought-provoking narratives. Secondhand Time has been described as “Alexievich’s masterpiece” (Newsweek) and “essential reading” for anyone who wants to understand contemporary Russia (Newsday). By asking her participants, who come from a wide range of backgrounds and hold very different political opinions, seemingly mundane questions about their families, personal histories and romantic relationships, Alexievich probes the feelings engendered by this drastic change and weaves a compelling tale of suffering, sacrifice and nostalgia. Secondhand Time is a polyphonic narrative which brings together the voices of Russian citizens who lived through the fall of the Soviet Union and the transition to capitalism. This clear and detailed 52-page reading guide is structured as follows: It provides a thorough exploration of the book’s form, context and themes, including suffering, violence and nostalgia for the past. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time. 9782808009720 52 EBook Plurilingua Publishing This practical and insightful reading guide offers a complete summary and analysis of Secondhand Time by Svetlana Alexievich.