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[[File:Midnight in Chernobyl.jpg|thumb|First edition (publ. [[Simon & Schuster]])]]
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'''''Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster''''' (2019) by [[Adam Higginbotham]] is a history of the [[Chernobyl disaster|Chernobyl nuclear disaster]] that occurred in [[Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic|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.<ref name="Stover">{{cite web |url=https://thebulletin.org/2019/05/the-human-drama-of-chernobyl/ |title=The human drama of Chernobyl |work=[[Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists]] |author=Dawn Stover |date=May 5, 2019 |accessdate=September 10, 2020}}</ref> Higginbotham considers it the first English-language account that is close to the truth.<ref name="Stover" />
'''''Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster''''' (2019) by [[Adam Higginbotham]] is a history of the [[Chernobyl disaster|Chernobyl nuclear disaster]] that occurred in [[Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic|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.<ref name="Stover">{{cite web |url=https://thebulletin.org/2019/05/the-human-drama-of-chernobyl/ |title=The human drama of Chernobyl |work=[[Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists]] |author=Dawn Stover |date=May 5, 2019 |accessdate=September 10, 2020}}</ref> Higginbotham considers it the first English-language account that is close to the truth.<ref name="Stover" />

==Reception==
According to ''[[Literary Hub|Book Marks]]'', the book received "positive" reviews based on 10 critic reviews with 6 being "rave" and 2 being "positive" and 1 being "mixed" and 1 being "pan".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Midnight in Chernobyl
|url=https://bookmarks.reviews/reviews/midnight-in-chernobyl-the-untold-story-of-the-worlds-greatest-nuclear-disaster/ |access-date=16 January 2024 |website=[[Literary Hub|Book Marks]]}}</ref> In ''[[The Bookseller|Books in the Media]]'', a site that aggregates critic reviews of books, the book received a {{rating|4.18|5}} (4.18 out of 5) from the site which was based on 6 critic reviews.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Midnight in Chernobyl Reviews|url=https://booksinthemedia.thebookseller.com/reviews/midnight-in-chernobyl |access-date=11 July 2024 |website=[[The Bookseller|Books in the Media]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211201162032/https://booksinthemedia.thebookseller.com/reviews/midnight-in-chernobyl |archive-date=1 Dec 2021}}</ref> On ''[[Bookmarks (magazine)|Bookmarks Magazine]]'' May/June 2019 issue, a magazine that aggregates critic reviews of books, the book received a {{rating|4|5}} (4.0 out of 5) based on critic reviews with a critical summary saying, "Higginbotham meticulously documents the details of this disaster and its aftermath in a narrative that the ''New York Times'' critic attests is “superb, enthralling and necessarily terrifying” and unfurls with a “horrible inevitability."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Midnight in Chernobyl|pages=33|url=https://www.bookmarksmagazine.com/uploads/1/2/3/6/123678800/newbooksguide-20190506.pdf|access-date=14 January 2023 |website=[[Bookmarks (magazine)|Bookmarks Magazine]]}}</ref>


==Awards and honors==
==Awards and honors==
*2019 [[The New York Times Book Review#Best Books of the Year and Notable Books|''The New York Times'' Ten Best Books]]<ref name="Szalai">{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/06/books/review-midnight-chernobyl-adam-higginbotham.html |title=An Enthralling and Terrifying History of the Nuclear Meltdown at Chernobyl |work=The New York Times |author=Jennifer Szalai |date=February 6, 2019 |accessdate=September 10, 2020}}</ref>
*2019 [[The New York Times Book Review#Best Books of the Year and Notable Books|''The New York Times'' Ten Best Books]]<ref name="Szalai">{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/06/books/review-midnight-chernobyl-adam-higginbotham.html |title=An Enthralling and Terrifying History of the Nuclear Meltdown at Chernobyl |work=The New York Times |author=Jennifer Szalai |date=February 6, 2019 |accessdate=September 10, 2020}}</ref>
*2020 [[Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=SZALUSKY|date=2020-01-26|title='Lost Children Archive,' 'Midnight in Chernobyl,' receive 2020 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction|url=http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2020/01/lost-children-archive-midnight-chernobyl-receive-2020-andrew-carnegie-medals|access-date=2020-09-10|website=News and Press Center|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-features/articles/luiselli-higginbotham-win-ala-carnegie-medals/ |title= Luiselli, Higginbotham Win ALA’s Carnegie Medals |first= Michael |last= Schaub |work= [[Kirkus Reviews]] |date= January 22, 2020 |access-date= December 26, 2023 |archive-date= December 26, 2023 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20231226100331/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-features/articles/luiselli-higginbotham-win-ala-carnegie-medals/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
*2020 [[Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction]]<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/nation-world/story/2020-03-23/valeria-luisellis-lost-children-archive-wins-folio-prize |title= Valeria Luiselli's 'Lost Children Archive' wins Folio Prize |author= [[Associated Press]] |work= [[The San Diego Union-Tribune]] |date= March 24, 2020 |access-date= December 26, 2023 |archive-date= December 26, 2023 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20231226100401/https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/nation-world/story/2020-03-23/valeria-luisellis-lost-children-archive-wins-folio-prize |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-features/articles/luiselli-higginbotham-win-ala-carnegie-medals/ |title= Luiselli, Higginbotham Win ALA's Carnegie Medals |first= Michael |last= Schaub |work= [[Kirkus Reviews]] |date= January 22, 2020 |access-date= December 26, 2023 |archive-date= December 26, 2023 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20231226100331/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-features/articles/luiselli-higginbotham-win-ala-carnegie-medals/ |url-status=live}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 15:57, 9 August 2024

First edition (publ. Simon & Schuster)

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.[1]

Reception

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According to Book Marks, the book received "positive" reviews based on 10 critic reviews with 6 being "rave" and 2 being "positive" and 1 being "mixed" and 1 being "pan".[2] In Books in the Media, a site that aggregates critic reviews of books, the book received a (4.18 out of 5) from the site which was based on 6 critic reviews.[3] On Bookmarks Magazine May/June 2019 issue, a magazine that aggregates critic reviews of books, the book received a (4.0 out of 5) based on critic reviews with a critical summary saying, "Higginbotham meticulously documents the details of this disaster and its aftermath in a narrative that the New York Times critic attests is “superb, enthralling and necessarily terrifying” and unfurls with a “horrible inevitability."[4]

Awards and honors

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References

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  1. ^ a b Dawn Stover (May 5, 2019). "The human drama of Chernobyl". Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
  2. ^ "Midnight in Chernobyl". Book Marks. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Midnight in Chernobyl Reviews". Books in the Media. Archived from the original on 1 Dec 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Midnight in Chernobyl" (PDF). Bookmarks Magazine. p. 33. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  5. ^ Jennifer Szalai (February 6, 2019). "An Enthralling and Terrifying History of the Nuclear Meltdown at Chernobyl". The New York Times. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
  6. ^ Associated Press (March 24, 2020). "Valeria Luiselli's 'Lost Children Archive' wins Folio Prize". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Archived from the original on December 26, 2023. Retrieved December 26, 2023.
  7. ^ Schaub, Michael (January 22, 2020). "Luiselli, Higginbotham Win ALA's Carnegie Medals". Kirkus Reviews. Archived from the original on December 26, 2023. Retrieved December 26, 2023.


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