Midnight in Chernobyl
Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster (2019) by Adam Higginbotham is a history of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster that occurred in Soviet Ukraine in 1986. It won the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction in 2020. Higginbotham spent more than a decade interviewing eyewitnesses and reviewing documents from the disaster including some that were recently declassified.[1] Higginbotham considers it the first English-language account that is close to the truth i.e. free of Soviet propaganda.[1]
Awards and honors
- 2019 The New York Times Ten Best Books[2]
- 2020 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction[3][4]
- 2020 Colby Award[5]
References
- ^ a b Dawn Stover (May 5, 2019). "The human drama of Chernobyl". Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
- ^ Jennifer Szalai (February 6, 2019). "An Enthralling and Terrifying History of the Nuclear Meltdown at Chernobyl". The New York Times. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
- ^ SZALUSKY (2020-01-26). "'Lost Children Archive,' 'Midnight in Chernobyl,' receive 2020 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction". News and Press Center. Retrieved 2020-09-10.
- ^ "2020 Andrew Carnegie Medal Winners Announced". American Libraries Magazine. Retrieved 2020-09-10.
- ^ "Book on Chernobyl nuclear accident wins $5,000 prize". ABC News. April 20, 2020. Retrieved November 13, 2020.