Svetlana Alexievich Biography

Svetlana Alexandrovna Alexievich is an eminent Belarusian journalist and writer. Born in Stanislaviv, Ukraine during the Soviet era, she had the passion to write since a young age and began to nurture this interest by contributing to the school newspaper. Later, after completing her graduation, she began her career as a journalist and simultaneously pursued writing. In her writing career she has been able to document experiences and memories related to several events like the World War II, Downfall of the Soviet Union, The Afghan War, Chernobyl disaster etc. She believed in creating a history of human feelings rather than a mere account of the events and associated facts. A number of her works have been converted into theatre scripts and feature films. Svetlana Alexievich has received numerous awards from the government and private bodies, in appreciation for her literary work. She was the recipient of the 2015 Nobel Prize in Literature.