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Hiroshima
Hiroshima
Author: John Hersey
Condition: Good
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Hiroshima by John Hersey is a landmark work of narrative nonfiction that reconstructs the atomic bombing of August 6, 1945 through the hour‑by‑hour recollections of six survivors—a clerk, a widowed seamstress, a physician, a Methodist minister, a young surgeon, and a German Catholic priest. First published as the entire August 31, 1946 issue of The New Yorker, Hersey's lucid, eyewitness‑driven reporting transforms large strategic history into intimate human experience, illuminating the immediate medical, moral, and social consequences of the first city ever hit by an atomic bomb and reshaping how readers and critics understand nuclear warfare.
Authored by a Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist and bestselling writer, this Knopf Doubleday edition (ISBN 9780679721031) is a text‑centered classic of war reportage and literary journalism, grounded in interviews and survivor testimony; its enduring significance is reinforced by Hersey’s return visit nearly four decades later, added as a final chapter that traces long‑term responses to the bombing. Celebrated for its moral clarity and journalistic craft, Hiroshima remains essential reading for historians and anyone seeking a human perspective on the ethical and humanitarian dimensions of nuclear weapons.
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Keywords, content and topics in this Book
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Bibliographic Identification
Title: Hiroshima
Author: John Hersey
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Genre: Nonfiction; narrative journalism; war reportage
WW2 Theater of War / Geographic Focus
Pacific War theater (Japan)
Home front civilians (Japanese urban population)
City: Hiroshima, Japan
Operations, Campaigns, Events
U.S. strategic bombing of Japan (late WW2)
Main Nations and Belligerents Involved
Japan (civilian population of Hiroshima)
United States (use of atomic bomb)
World War II – Allies vs. Japan (Imperial Japan)
Type of Book
Narrative nonfiction / literary journalism
War reportage / war correspondence
Civilian experience of war
Survivor accounts / testimony (based on interviews and reporting)
Focus and Scope
Impact of atomic bombing on individual civilians
Medical and physical effects of nuclear explosion on humans
Immediate aftermath and early long‑term consequences for survivors
Humanitarian and ethical dimensions of atomic warfare
Notable Individuals / Figures in the Narrative
John Hersey (as reporter and narrative voice)
Weapons / Technology
Content Features
Thematic / Descriptive Keywords (Content‑Grounded)
World War II – Pacific theater (Japan)
Hiroshima bombing
Atomic warfare
Nuclear bomb effects on civilians
Urban destruction in war
Japanese civilian casualties
Survivor narratives
Post‑bombing medical suffering and injuries
Moral and human cost of nuclear weapons
Journalistic reconstruction of historical events
Classification Tags for Cataloging and Search
WWII – Pacific – Japan
WWII – 1945 – Hiroshima
WWII – civilian experience
Atomic bomb – Hiroshima
Nuclear weapons – human impact
War journalism / correspondence
Survivor testimony (reported)
Home front – Japan
Nonfiction – war and society
Twentieth‑century history – Japan
Book Condition: Good
Book Condition: Good
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Good: A Few Scars or Shell Shock
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Fair: Battle-Hardened
Visible signs of a long campaign. Expect some stains, bent pages, and perhaps some minor tears on the cover. It’s seen the trenches, but the intel inside is still solid.
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