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Publication

1989 - Vintage Books, New York, NY, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

38,000 words, Guess

Page Count

152 pages

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  • ISBN-100679721037
  • ISBN-139780679721031
  • Goodreads27323
  • LibraryThing45205
  • Library of Congress Control Number88040016
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Description

Describes the effect of the bombing of Hiroshima on six survivors of the atomic blast.

Description

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 moving final chapter of Hiroshima.

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  • HiroshimaVintage Books1989-01-01
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