The Doctor of Hiroshima

One of the most extraordinary records of human calamity and courage in the history of letters. * Newsweek *Comes closer to telling the real story than anything I have seen outside of Japan. * Norman Cousins *I have read it through as a sitting… It is a simple and unpretentious account of compassion, sorrow, and great courage. * Robert Oppenheimer *A book that we all ought to read in order that we may know what we have done and what will happen in the future if the atomic weapons continue to be used. * Pearl Buck, author of The Good Earth *Chronicling the aftermath of the Hiroshima bombing, this first-hand account shares a remarkable story of human endurance, and a doctor’s unassuming dedication[….]From its visceral chronicling of the horrors encountered in the immediate aftermath of the atomic bomb, through to caring for patients, and investigations into the strange symptoms of radiation sickness, The Doctor of Hiroshima is lucid, uniquely insightful, and suffused in Dr Hachiya’s profound humanity, hope and dedication. * LoveReading *

Dr. Michihiko Hachiya was Director of the Hiroshima Communications Hospital when the world’s first atomic bomb was dropped on the city. After the bomb, he continued as Director there for several years before taking on a teaching role at Okayama University Medical School. He retired in Okayama and passed away in the 1980s.