The colors of nostalgia

Belarusian Svetlana Alexievich is the kind of writer who throws questions to reporters who are interviewing her.

"What do you personally think of my books?" The 2015 Nobel laureate in literature asks China Daily during her visit to Beijing. Her tone is soft and without any hint of aggression.

"I would really like to know more about Chinese readers' response to my works. In the West, they just can't understand. I suppose Chinese readers may have different observations," Alexievich says.