Svetlana Alexievich

GPTKB entity

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Author
gptkb:Journalist
gptkb:Writer
gptkbp:active_years_end present
gptkbp:active_years_start gptkb:1970
gptkbp:associated_acts gptkb:Chernobyl_Forum
gptkb:Second-Hand_Time
gptkb:The_Last_Witnesses
gptkb:Zinky_Boys
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Hannah_Arendt_Prize
gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Literature
gptkb:Peace_Prize_of_the_German_Book_Trade
gptkb:Andrei_Sakharov_Prize
gptkb:The_International_Prize_for_Literature
gptkb:Günter_Grass_Prize
gptkb:National_Book_Award
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Stowbtsy,_Belarus
gptkbp:birth_year 1947
gptkbp:born May 31, 1948
gptkbp:born_in gptkb:St._Petersburg
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:contribution Challenging historical narratives
Documenting human experiences
Exploring the impact of war
Highlighting women's voices in history
Promoting oral history as a genre
gptkbp:education gptkb:Belarusian_State_University
gptkbp:genre gptkb:literature
gptkb:non-fiction
Journalism
oral history
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Svetlana Alexievich
gptkbp:influenced Contemporary literature
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Alexander_Chekhov
gptkb:Vladimir_Nabokov
gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Fyodor_Dostoevsky
gptkb:Mikhail_Bulgakov
gptkb:Chernobyl_disaster
gptkbp:influences gptkb:Leo_Tolstoy
gptkb:Fyodor_Dostoevsky
gptkb:Gabriel_García_Márquez
gptkbp:inspired Historians
Journalists
Human rights activists
Future generations of writers
Documentarians
gptkbp:known_for Oral history
Non-fiction literature
gptkbp:language gptkb:Russian
gptkb:Belarusian
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Belarusian
gptkbp:notable_awards gptkb:Austrian_State_Prize_for_European_Literature
gptkb:Hannah_Arendt_Prize
gptkb:Peace_Prize_of_the_German_Book_Trade
gptkb:Andrei_Sakharov_Prize
gptkb:The_International_Prize_for_Literature
gptkb:Jan_Michalski_Prize_for_Literature
gptkb:The_European_Book_Prize
gptkb:The_Leipzig_Book_Fair_Prize
gptkb:The_Prix_de_l'_Académie_Française
gptkb:Vilenica_Prize
gptkb:Günter_Grass_Prize
The Prix du Livre Européen
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:Voices_from_Chernobyl
gptkb:Second-Hand_Time
War's Unwomanly Face
gptkbp:notable_works gptkb:Voices_from_Chernobyl
gptkb:Second-Hand_Time
gptkb:The_Last_Witnesses
War's Unwomanly Face
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:Author
gptkb:playwright
gptkb:Journalist
gptkb:Writer
gptkb:historians
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Minsk,_Belarus
gptkbp:spouse Vladimir Mikhailovich
gptkbp:style Emotional depth
Social commentary
Interviews
Personal reflection
Historical analysis
Non-linear storytelling
Cultural critique
Literary journalism
Empathy-driven writing
First-person narratives
gptkbp:website svetlana-alexievich.com
http://www.svetlana-alexievich.com
gptkbp:won gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Literature
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkb:James_Tait_Black_Memorial_Prize
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3