num_pages: 5
description: A journalistic masterpiece. John Hersey transports us back to the streets of Hiroshima, Japan on August 6, 1945-the day the city was destroyed by the first atomic bomb. Told through the memories of six survivors, Hiroshima is a timeless, powerful classic that will awaken your heart and your compassion. In this new edition, Hersey returns to Hiroshima to find the survivors-and to tell their fates in an eloquent and moving final chapter.
language: English
title: Hiroshima
titlecomplete: Hiroshima
genres: Japan, Historical, War, Nonfiction, Journalism, World War II, School, History, Asia, Classics
ratings_count: 77682
places: Hiroshima, Japan
publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.