Hiroshima
$28.32
- Paperback
152 pages
- Release Date
4 March 1989
Summary
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”.
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. …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780679721031 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0679721037 |
| Author: | John Hersey |
| Publisher: | Vintage Books USA |
| Imprint: | Vintage Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 152 |
| Release Date: | 4 March 1989 |
| Weight: | 200g |
| Dimensions: | 12mm x 108mm x 175mm |
| Series: | Vintage Books |
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Critics Review
“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
About The Author
John Hersey
John Hersey wrote several nonfiction books and numerous novels, including “A Bell for Adano,” which won the Pulitzer Prize.
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