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Letters From The End Of The World: A Firsthand Account of the Bombing of Hiroshima
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Product Description
Fifty years after the war, the scars left by the atomic bombing of Hiroshima refuse to heal. This book is a compelling account of one man's experience of the extraordinary events of August 6, 1945.
Two weeks after the bombing the author's wife died from radiation sickness. In an attempt to work through his grief, the author wrote her a series of letters over the following year outlining the things he had seen and heard during her last days. That series of letters became, in 1948, the first eyewitness account of an atomic bombing ever published.
Ogura, who was on the history faculty of Hiroshima University, turns an unflinching eye on the horrors he confronted after the bombing as he walked the decimated streets of the city for days, searching for his wife and youngest son.
This remarkable tale shows how devastatingly one family's future was altered in an instant. The author's children and even his dead wife add their voices in a brief appended section of letters, diary entries and drawing.
No matter what opinions a person may hold about the use of atomic bombs in warfare, Letters from the End of the World presents the events surrounding the close of World War II in terms that are so personal they will not soon be forgotten.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #1378622 in Books
- Published on: 2001-11-23
- Original language: Japanese
- Dimensions: .76 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 198 pages
Editorial Reviews
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"... an important historical record ... a potent reminder that we must always turn toward peace."
--Rocky Mountain News
"... one hell of a book."--The Daily Yomiuri
"... a compelling eyewitness, first-hand account of one man's experience."
--Kansai Time Out
"... the questions raised by this thoughtful and passionate man 50 years ago have not all been answered even yet." "A moving testimonial that will not be easily forgotten."
--The Japan Times
Peter O'Connor, The Daily Yomiuri
"... one hell of a book."
William Corr, Kansai Time Out
"... a compelling eyewitness, first-hand account of one man's experience."
