Midnight in Chernobyl

The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster

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<p><b>THE PHENOMENAL GLOBAL BESTSELLER.</b></p><p><b>'Superb, enthralling and necessarily terrifying . . . every step feels spring-loaded with tension... extraordinary.'</b><br><b><i>THE NEW YORK TIMES</i></b><br>-<br><b>The story of Chernobyl is more complex, more human, and more terrifying than the Soviet myth. Adam Higginbotham has written a harrowing and compelling narrative which brings the 1986 disaster to life through the eyes of the men and women who witnessed it first-hand.</b></p><p>Drawing on hundreds of hours of interviews conducted over the course of more than ten years, as well as letters, unpublished memoirs, and documents from recently-declassified archives, this book makes for a masterful non-fiction thriller.</p><p>Chernobyl has become lodged in the collective nightmares of the world: shorthand for the spectral horrors of radiation poisoning, for a dangerous technology slipping its leash, for ecological fragility, and for what can happen when a dishonest and careless state endangers not only its own citizens, but all of humanity. It is a story that has long remained in dispute, clouded from the beginning in secrecy, propaganda, and misinformation.</p><p><i>Midnight In Chernobyl</i> is an indelible portrait of history's worst nuclear disaster, of human resilience and ingenuity and the lessons learned when mankind seeks to bend the natural world to his will - lessons which, in the face of climate change and other threats - remain not just vital but necessary.<br>Now, Higginbotham brings us closer to the truth behind this colossal tragedy.<br>-<br><b>'Tells the story of the disaster and its gruesome aftermath with thriller-like flair . . . wonderful and chilling ... written with skill and passion.'</b><br><b><i>THE OBSERVER</i></b></p><p><b>'An invaluable contribution to history.'</b><br><b>SERHII PLOKHY, EVENING STANDARD</b></p><p><b>A New York Times Best Book of the Year</b><br><b>A Time Best Book of the Year</b><br><b>A Kirkus Reviews Best Nonficti

Artikeldetails

EAN

9780552172899

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Taschenbuch

Maße

198 x 132 x 40 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2019

Verlag / Hersteller

Transworld Publ. Ltd UK