Hiroshima (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: John Hersey
- First Published: 1946
- Type of Work: New journalism
- Principal Characters: Kiyoshi Tanimoto, Terufumi Sasaki, Toshinki Sasaki, Masakazu Fujii, Hatsuyo Nakamura, Wilhelm Kleinsorge
- Genres: Nonfiction, History, New Journalism
- Subjects: 1940’s, War, Death or dying, Disabilities or physically challenged persons, Disasters, Atomic bomb, Japan or Japanese people, Nuclear warfare or weapons, Hydrogen bomb, Radiation
- Locales: Hiroshima, Japan
The Story:
Six people began their day routinely on August 6, 1945. Dr. Fujii sat on his porch in his underwear, reading the newspaper. Dr. Sasaki arrived at Red Cross Hospital a little earlier than usual and began treating patients. The Reverend Tanimoto helped a parishioner move belongings from a house in the suburbs. Father Kleinsorge lay down on his cot to read after morning mass. Mrs. Nakamura gave her three children some peanuts to eat while they rested on their mats. Miss Sasaki sat down at her desk to begin work. Each of these people survived the explosion of an atomic...
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