John Richard Hersey (June 17, 1914 – March 24, 1993) was an American writer and journalist. He is considered one of the earliest practitioners of the so-called New Journalism, in which storytelling techniques of fiction are adapted to non-fiction reportage. In 1999, Hiroshima, Hersey's account of the aftermath of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, Japan, was adjudged the finest work of American journalism of the 20th century by a 36-member panel associated with New York University's journalism department.
John Hersey
Author details
- Aliases:
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John Richard Hersey
- Born:
- June 17, 1914
- Died:
- March 24, 1993
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Books by John Hersey
![John Hersey: My petition for more space (1974, Knopf; [distributed by Random House])](https://bookwyrm-social.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com/images/covers/c751c661-48ed-4ddb-b8e0-b6648e93a256.jpeg)
Prentice Hall Literature: Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes
by Thomas Jefferson, Abigail Adams, Rita Dove, and 136 others
