Description
Decades after the Soviet–Afghan War, the men who returned in zinc-plated coffins are left to fight a different battle: convincing their country—and themselves—that they did not betray the Motherland. Through a mosaic of interviews, letters, and phone calls, this documentary-style work gathers the voices of soldiers, medical workers, and families to reveal how a “forgotten” conflict continues to echo in trauma, silence, and fractured lives. With no tidy heroism or easy answers, the book confronts the human cost of political denial and the moral confusion that follows when official narratives refuse to acknowledge reality. In Svetlana Alexievich’s signature oral-history approach, ordinary speech becomes a powerful record of memory, grief, and the search for truth long after the fighting ends.
Available Editions
paperback
PENGUIN POPULAR CLASSICS
Published Mar 2, 2017
304 pages
ISBN: 9780241264119
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Details
Language
eng
Translation
From: rus
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Boys in Zinc by Svetlana Alexievich.