Grave of the Fireflies (novel)
 Grave of the Fireflies (火垂るの墓 Hotaru no Haka) is a 1967 semi-autobiographical novel by Japanese novelist Akiyuki Nosaka. It is based on his experiences before during and after the firebombing of Kobe in 1945. One of his sisters died as the result of a sickness his adoptive father died during the firebombing proper and another sister died of malnutrition in Fukui.