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A moving study of the Hiroshima bombing and its horrific aftermath by the 1994 Nobel laureate for literature provides an eloquent account of the victims of the atomic blast, the efforts of caregivers, and the devastating struggle to come to terms with the tragedy. Reprint. NYT.

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As I arrive in Hiroshima in the summer of 1963, day has just dawned.

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  1. Kenzaburō Ōe (Author)

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Original Language: Japanese
Publisher: Iwanami Shoten
Country: Japan
Publication Date: 1965
ISBN: N/A
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