Culture | A view from the bridge
The tragedy of Chernobyl
Three new books reconsider the impact of the worst-ever nuclear catastrophe
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Manual for Survival. By Kate Brown. W.W. Norton; 432 pages; $27.95. Allen Lane; £20
Midnight in Chernobyl By Adam Higginbotham. Simon & Schuster; 560 pages; $29.95. Bantam Press; £20
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