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Svetlana Alexievich
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| Native name | Святлана Аляксандраўна Алексіевіч |
| Born | Svetlana Alexandrovna Alexievich 31 May 1948 Stanislav, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine) |
| Occupation | Journalist, oral historian |
| Language | Russian |
| Citizenship | Belarus |
| Alma mater | Belarusian State University |
| Notable awards | Nobel Prize in Literature (2015) Order of the Badge of Honour (1984) Order of the Arts and Letters (2014) Friedenspreis des Deutschen Buchhandels (2013) Prix Médicis (2013) Belarusian Democratic Republic 100th Jubilee Medal (2018) |
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Svetlana Alexandrovna Alexievich[1] (born 31 May 1948) is a Belarusian investigative journalist, essayist and oral historian who writes in Russian. She was awarded the 2015 Nobel Prize in Literature "for her polyphonic writings, a monument to suffering and courage in our time".[2][3][4][5] She is the first writer from Belarus to receive the award.[6][7]
- ^ Her name is also transliterated as Aleksievich or Aleksiyevich. Belarusian: Святла́на Алякса́ндраўна Алексіе́віч Svyatlana Alaksandrawna Aleksiyevich Belarusian pronunciation: [alʲɛksʲiˈjɛvʲit͡ʂ]; Russian: Светла́на Алекса́ндровна Алексие́вич Russian pronunciation: [ɐlʲɪksʲɪˈjevʲɪt͡ɕ]; Ukrainian: Світлана Олександрівна Алексієвич.
- ^ Blissett, Chelly. "Author Svetlana Aleksievich nominated for 2014 Nobel Prize Archived 2015-01-07 at the Wayback Machine". Yekaterinburg News. 28 January 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
- ^ Treijs, Erica (8 October 2015). "Nobelpriset i litteratur till Svetlana Aleksijevitj" [Nobel Prize in literature to Svetlana Aleksijevitj]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 18 November 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
- ^ Svetlana Alexievich wins Nobel Literature prize Archived 2018-06-21 at the Wayback Machine, BBC News (8 October 2015).
- ^ Dickson, Daniel; Makhovsky, Andrei (8 October 2015). "Belarussian writer wins Nobel prize, denounces Russia over Ukraine". Stockholm/Minsk: Reuters. Archived from the original on 1 February 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
- ^ "Svetlana Alexievich, investigative journalist from Belarus, wins Nobel Prize in Literature". Pbs.org. 13 October 2013. Archived from the original on 9 October 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
- ^ Colin Dwyer (28 June 2015). "Belarusian Journalist Svetlana Alexievich Wins Literature Nobel : The Two-Way". NPR. Archived from the original on 9 October 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
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