This graphic and harrowing account of nuclearcatastrophe at Chernobyl in April 1986 follows the dozens of human storiescruelly affected by disaster. From the engineers and firefighters to doctors and soldiers, the children and families in the surrounding towns and villages to the animals in the forests-they all make up the story of Chernobyl, a mosaic of victims who paid the price for distant politicians\' ambitions and arrogance. (W/A) Matyas Namai