Svetlana Alexievich won the 2015 Nobel Prize in Literature on Thursday.The 67-year-old Belarusian author, whose work has been published in 19 countries, was honored “for her polyphonic writings, a monument to suffering and courage in our time,” the Swedish Academy said.Born in Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine and currently living in Belarus, Alexievich started out as a teacher and journalist before she began writing books that explored the Soviet identity. Her first book, “U vojny ne ženskoe lico” (“War’s Unwomanly Face,” 1988), was based on interviews with hundreds of women who fought the Nazis during World War II. According to The Associated Press, …read more
Source: The Huffington Post
