152 pages
English language
Published April 5, 1989 by Vintage Books.
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.
Never before has there been an author that writes suffering on the same level as John Hersey. If you are looking for a historical fiction book to read, this is the one. Just read Hiroshima, and I guarantee you will not regret it.
Finally read this book which follows the lives of six people who survived the blast on Hiroshima. It drives home the desperation and humanity in the seconds, days and year after the detonation.
A powerful harrowing book. We need complete nuclear disarmament right now.
