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Chernobyl : a novel

by Frederik Pohl

This account dramatises the human stories of the Chernobyl disaster, chronicling the day-to-day impact on individual lives, its long-term global consequences, and its influence on Russian political policies.

Accession 9392 ISBN 0553052101 Publisher Bantam Press
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