Belarus opposition politician Andrei Sannikov, a close friend of Svetlana Alexievich’s, has responded to the news. Luke Harding reports:
Sannikov said was delighted with her Nobel Prize win. “I was so nervous yesterday evening. The bookmakers were predicting her victory but of course you never know. I’m so happy. She really deserves it. She is a great person, deep, thoughtful, interesting to talk to, very sincere.”
He added: “Her genre not very popular in Russia or Belarus, but is quite popular in Poland. She writes in Russian mostly. It’s reportage. It’s like documentary writing. She’s not invented this form but she’s perfected …read more
Source: Iranian.com
