Hiroshima
Recommended by Alex Blumberg, and 1 others. See all reviewsRanked #3 in Japanese History, Ranked #3 in Japan History — see more rankings.
On 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... more
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... more
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Alex Blumberg I had always been interested in this kind of [...] long form narrative nonfiction. (Source)
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- #47 in 11th Grade
- #47 in 16-Year-Old
- #79 in Historical Nonfiction
- #75 in History
- #33 in Japanese
- #32 in Journalism
- #83 in Mommy
- #65 in War
- #65 in Wars
- #33 in World History
- #40 in World War II
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