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2017 selection · Nonfiction
The Unwomanly Face Of War: An Oral History Of Women In World War II
The Unwomanly Face Of War: An Oral History Of Women In World War II by Svetlana Alexievich, translated by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky appears in NPR’s 2017 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around nonfiction, eye-opening reads, for history lovers, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.
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