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Hiroshima [Paperback]

John Hersey (Author), Juan Gabriel Vasquez (Translator)
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When the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, few could have anticipated its potential for devastation. Pulitzer prize-winning author John Hersey recorded the stories of Hiroshima residents shortly after the explosion and, in 1946, Hiroshima was published, giving the world first-hand accounts from people who had survived it. The words of Miss Sasaki, Dr. Fujii, Mrs. Nakamara, Father Kleinsorg, Dr. Sasaki, and the Reverend Tanimoto gave a face to the statistics that saturated the media and solicited an overwhelming public response. Whether you believe the bomb made the difference in the war or that it should never have been dropped, "Hiroshima" is a must read for all of us who live in the shadow of armed conflict. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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On the basis of a return visit 40 years after the dropping of the bomb, Hersey has written a ``final chapter'' to one of the most important books to come out of World War II. The new chapter follows a reprint of the original text on the dropping of the first atomic bomb, and is written in the same spare, objective style. In it, Hersey brings up to date the lives of six survivors he covered so brilliantly in 1946. Once again he evokes the humdrum and the surreal elements in the aftermath of the bomb, and with eloquent simplicity he includes statements of other nations' nuclear tests. Compelling, unforgettable, and more timely than ever, this is absolutely essential for collections from junior high on. Robert H. Donahugh, Youngstown and Mahoning Cty. P.L., Ohio
Copyright 1985 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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AT EXACTLY fifteen minutes past eight in the morning, on August 6, 1945, Japanese time, at the moment when the atomic bomb flashed above Hiroshima, Miss Toshiko Sasaki, a clerk in the personnel department of the East Asia Tin Works, had just sat down at her place in the plant office and was turning her head to speak to the girl at the next desk. Read the first page
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Great read April 20 2012
By Meboo
Format:Mass Market Paperback
It was very interesting to hear from 6 different points of view. There were many things that I was not aware of before reading this book, and certainly gave me a good appreciation of the disaster that happened that day in Hiroshima. I totally recommend this book!
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Excellent Book Dec 15 2009
Format:Mass Market Paperback
This is an excellent book. It puts a face on the horrors of the atomic bomb. You can feel the revulsion of atomic warfare. It was quite unfortunate that it was dropped. If you believe it was right to drop it, this is the one book that could very well change your mind.
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DRAMA AND EXCITEMENT April 30 2004
Format:Mass Market Paperback
A stunning and compelling (MUSTREAD) story of 6 different people (Toshinki Sasaki, Masakzu Fujii, Hatsuyo Nakamura, Wilhelm Kleinsorge, Terufumi Sasaki, and Kiyoshi Tanimoto) who's lives are heavily affected by the atomic bomb USA dropped on the city of Hiroshima on August 6 1945. World War II was a war not to be forgotten and niether will this book when you read it. A little hard to follow however, when you get it, a wonderfully written story. John Hershy gives very factual details of the war, and handles the characters point of view well. He is a genious.
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The problem with this book
...is that teachers usually give it as an assigned read to their students without balancing it with other realities of WWII. Read more
Published on Jun 7 2004
Value your time and sanity (don't read the book)
This book - Hiroshima - is yet another book about the disastrous events which occurred in August of 1945 in Japan when the United States' atomic bombs fell on Hiroshima and... Read more
Published on May 31 2004 by "dante849"
"What a Fortunate That We Are Japanese!"
First of all, I would like to dedicate this little writing to all hibakusha, victims of the atomic bombings on both Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Read more
Published on April 26 2004 by Hiromi
Collateral Damage
I picked this tattered, yellowing paperback up at a yard sale, years and years ago for $0.25. It disappeared and re-surfaced over the years, still unread, until I grabbed it as a... Read more
Published on April 15 2004 by Nick Tropiano
Hiroshima
John Hersey¡s ¡§Hiroshima¡ is a tale of survival for the book depicts how and what the witnesses and survivors of the atomic bomb overcame. Read more
Published on Mar 4 2004 by Tiffany Ko
Something never to happen again in our humanity..'Hiroshima'
Hiroshima is a book I read when I was in 9th grade. I decided to reread this book after learning that my grandfather's brother died during the deadly atomic bomb massacre in... Read more
Published on Feb 17 2004 by Sunwoo Han
An important work
Hiroshima is a book that reconstructs the experiences of several people, including a German missionary, following the dropping of the A-Bomb on that city. Read more
Published on Jan 31 2004 by K Scheffler
Shocking
An extremely vivid picture of atomic energy. It is scary to think of the consequences that occur in wartimes. It is probably one of the best books I have ever read. Read more
Published on Oct 27 2003 by Heidi
The unthinkable made real...
One of the most socially important books of the twentieth century, inspiring thousands to work to eliminate these truly evil weapons, "Hiroshima" by John Hersey is... Read more
Published on Aug 28 2003 by C. Gardner
A brilliantly detailed account
Hiroshima dutifully records the prelude and aftermath of the world's first atomic bomb attack, capturing not only the stories and perceptions of the five individuals interviewed... Read more
Published on July 18 2003
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