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 ..
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.
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 ).
This book, John Hersey\'s journalistic masterpiece, tells what happened on that day.
On August 6, 1945, Hiroshima was destroyed by the first atom bomb ever dropped on a city.
His account of what he discovered about them is now the eloquent and moving final chapter of Hiroshima.
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