Barefoot Gen |
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| Author:
| Nakazawa, Keiji |
| Translator:
| Project, |
| Series title: | Barefoot Gen Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-86719-595-8 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2005 |
| Publisher: | Last Gasp of San Francisco
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $16.95 |
Book Description:
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Starting a few months before Hiroshima was,destroyed by an atomic bomb in 1945, this,four-volume saga shows life in Japan after,years of war and privations. Volume 4 resumes nine,days after the atomic bomb was dropped on,Hiroshima, as Gen and his mother continue to,struggle for food, shelter and water. Their,indomitable human spirits prevail amidst chaos and,vast human suffering. Though confronted with the,most despicable aspects of humankind, Gen acts,with love and compassion.
Starting a few months before Hiroshima was,destroyed by an atomic bomb in 1945, this,four-volume saga shows life in Japan after,years of war and privations. Volume 4 resumes nine,days after the atomic bomb was dropped on,Hiroshima, as Gen and his mother continue to,struggle for food, shelter and water. Their,indomitable human spirits prevail amidst chaos and,vast human suffering. Though confronted with the,most despicable aspects of humankind, Gen acts,with love and compassion.