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Hiroshima by John Hersey (1989, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-100679721037
ISBN-139780679721031
eBay Product ID (ePID)92022
Product Key Features
Book TitleHiroshima
Number of Pages160 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicMilitary / Nuclear Warfare, Military / World War II, Asia / Japan
Publication Year1989
GenreHistory
AuthorJohn Hersey
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.5 in
Item Weight3 Oz
Item Length6.9 in
Item Width4.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN88-040016
Dewey Edition23
Reviews"Nothing can be said about this book that can equal what the book has to say. It speaks for itself, and in an unforgettable way, for humanity." -- The New York Times "One of the great classics of the war." -- The New Republic "Everyone able to read should read it." -- Saturday Review of Literature
Dewey Decimal940.5425
SynopsisOn August 6, 1945, Hiroshima was destroyed by the first atom bomb ever dropped on a city. This book, John Hersey's journalistic masterpiece, tells what happened on that day. Told through the memories of survivors, this timeless, powerful and compassionate document has become a classic "that stirs the conscience of humanity" ( The New York Times ). Almost four decades after the original publication of this celebrated book, John Hersey went back to Hiroshima in search of the people whose stories he had told. His account of what he discovered about them is now the eloquent and moving final chapter of Hiroshima ., Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and bestselling author John Hersey's seminal work of narrative nonfiction which has defined the way we think about nuclear warfare."One of the great classics of the war" ( The New Republic ) that tells what happened in Hiroshima during World War II through the memories of the survivors of the first atomic bomb ever dropped on a city. "The perspective Hiroshima offers from the bomb's actual victims is the mandatory counterpart to any Oppenheimer viewing."- GQ Magazine "Nothing can be said about this book that can equal what the book has to say. It speaks for itself, and in an unforgettable way, for humanity." - The New York Times Hiroshima is the story of six human beings who lived through the greatest single manmade disaster in history. John Hersey tells what these six -- a clerk, a widowed seamstress, a physician, a Methodist minister, a young surgeon, and a German Catholic priest -- were doing at 8-15 a.m. on August 6, 1945, when Hiroshima was destroyed by the first atomic bomb ever dropped on a city. Then he follows the course of their lives hour by hour, day by day. The New Yorker of August 31, 1946, devoted all its space to this story. The immediate repercussions were vast- newspapers here and abroad reprinted it; during evening half-hours it was read over the network of the American Broadcasting Company; leading editorials were devoted to it in uncounted newspapers. Almost four decades after the original publication of this celebrated book John Hersey went back to Hiroshima in search of the people whose stories he had told. His account of what he discovered about them -- the variety of ways in which they responded to the past and went on with their lives -- is now the eloquent and moving final chapter of Hiroshima., Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and bestselling author John Hersey's seminal work of narrative nonfiction which has defined the way we think about nuclear warfare. "One of the great classics of the war" ( The New Republic ) that tells what happened in Hiroshima during World War II through the memories of the survivors of the first atomic bomb ever dropped on a city. "The perspective [ Hiroshima ] offers from the bomb's actual victims is the mandatory counterpart to any Oppenheimer viewing." -- GQ Magazine "Nothing can be said about this book that can equal what the book has to say. It speaks for itself, and in an unforgettable way, for humanity." -- The New York Times Hiroshima is the story of six human beings who lived through the greatest single manmade disaster in history. John Hersey tells what these six -- a clerk, a widowed seamstress, a physician, a Methodist minister, a young surgeon, and a German Catholic priest -- were doing at 8:15 a.m. on August 6, 1945, when Hiroshima was destroyed by the first atomic bomb ever dropped on a city. Then he follows the course of their lives hour by hour, day by day. The New Yorker of August 31, 1946, devoted all its space to this story. The immediate repercussions were vast: newspapers here and abroad reprinted it; during evening half-hours it was read over the network of the American Broadcasting Company; leading editorials were devoted to it in uncounted newspapers. Almost four decades after the original publication of this celebrated book John Hersey went back to Hiroshima in search of the people whose stories he had told. His account of what he discovered about them -- the variety of ways in which they responded to the past and went on with their lives -- is now the eloquent and moving final chapter of Hiroshima.
LC Classification NumberD767.25.H6H4 1989
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- Apr 08, 2022
Compelling from beginning to end
This is one of the best books I have ever read. The fact that it was true made it all the more compelling. It tells about some of the lives of the people that survived the bomb from right before it happens up to about 40 years later. After reading it, it makes you wonder if the ones that died instantly were really the lucky ones. The survivors had so many issues with the radiation poisoning, even many years later. Some managed to get past the devastating event, & some were never the same again. So sad. It is heartbreaking.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Sep 04, 2022
Hiroshima says it all.
After reading the book, you could almost feel like you were there. John Hersey did a lot of research to make such a compelling book.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Apr 28, 2020
great book
Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Nov 10, 2020
Zero, haven’t got it to read
Can’t do it. Eba promises delivery but can’t deliver.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Jun 30, 2020
Good writing but a scary topic
Arrived much quicker than expected.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Nov 10, 2020
Excellent account of Atomic bomb aftermath in Hiroshima
Well written account of the Hiroshima bombing in WWIIVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Jun 21, 2016
exselent
goodVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Nov 29, 2015
Received on time
Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Mar 09, 2016
item as described will buy again
Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
