Kevin Barry in Chernobyl: ‘Misha is an example of what happens when a country is on its knees’

In 2000 the Irish Examiner sent Kevin Barry, now longlisted for the Booker Prize for his novel Night Boat to Tangier, to Chernobyl. Here we reproduce what he reported.

Kevin Barry in Chernobyl: ‘Misha is an example of what happens when a country is on its knees’
Mon, 05 Aug, 2019 - 01:00

In 2000 the Irish Examiner sent Kevin Barry, now longlisted for the Booker Prize for his novel Night Boat to Tangier, to Chernobyl. Here we reproduce what he reported

Misha, aged seven, is the victim of not one but many sicknesses. His physical disorders, as can be plainly seen, are many and various.

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