Boys in Zinc

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Synopsis

The haunting history of the Soviet-Afghan War from the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature 2015- A new translation based on the updated text - From 1979 to 1989 Soviet troops engaged in a devastating war in Afghanistan that claimed thousands of casualties on both sides. While the Soviet Union talked about a 'peace-keeping' mission, the dead were shipped back in sealed zinc coffins. Boys in Zinc presents the honest testimonies of soldiers, doctors and nurses, mothers, wives and siblings who describe the lasting effects of war. Weaving together their stories, Svetlana Alexievich shows us the truth of the Soviet-Afghan conflict: the killing and the beauty of small everyday moments, the shame of returned veterans, the worries of all those left behind. When it was first published in the USSR in 1991, Boys in Zinc sparked huge controversy for its unflinching, harrowing insight into the realities of war.

Book details

Series:
Penguin Modern Classics
Author:
Andrew Bromfield, Svetlana Alexievich
ISBN:
9780241264126
Related ISBNs:
9780241264119
Publisher:
Penguin Books Ltd
Pages:
N/A
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
Yes
Date of addition:
2019-09-18
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2016
Copyright by:
Svetlana Alexievich, Andrew Bromfield 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
Communication, History, Language Arts, Military, Nonfiction, Politics and Government