Hersey, John
Hiroshima (Penguin Modern Classics)
- ISBN 13:
- 9780141184371
- author:
- Hersey, John
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Penguin Classics
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2001
- Pages:
- 208
- Dimensions:
- 19.8 x 1.2 x 12.9 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- European history: Second World War
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 7 working days
Description
The explosion over Hiroshima of the first nuclear bomb reduced, in an instant, an entire city to rubble and killed over 100,000 men, women and children. This devastating event marked the beginning of the Atomic Age, and John Hersey's account of it is a powerful and thought-provoking exploration of the horror and destruction caused by nuclear warfare. Originally published in the New Yorker magazine, Hersey's Hiroshima was an immediate phenomenon, and its impact has endured for generations. The book's lucid prose and focus on eye-witness experience make plain the incredible danger of nuclear weapons, and the devastating long-term effects of the bomb on survivors. This edition includes an additional chapter, written forty years after the initial publication, which explores the city's struggle to rebuild after such a catastrophic event. This book provides a harrowing and thought-provoking account of one of the most significant events of the 20th century, and is a worthwhile read for anyone interested in history, war, and the human impact of technological advancements.
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