Stalking the Atomic City: Life Among the Decadent and the Depraved of Chornobyl

Decades after the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster, the city is still off limits — but people come anyway, to tour the forbidden area, and the author offers his services as their guide. His book tells the tale, thoughtfully and colorfully.

By Markiyan Kamysh. Translated from the Ukrainian by Hanna Leliv and Reilly Costigan-Humes. Available April 5 from Astra House.