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Hiroshima : the autobiography of Barefoot Gen

Nakazawa Keiji ; edited and translated by Richard H. Minear

(Asian voices)

Rowman & Littlefield Pub., c2010

  • : cloth

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Hadashi no Gen jiden

「はだしのゲン」自伝

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Includes index

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This compelling autobiography tells the life story of famed manga artist Nakazawa Keiji. Born in Hiroshima in 1939, Nakazawa was six years old when on August 6, 1945, the United States dropped the atomic bomb. His gritty and stunning account of the horrific aftermath is powerfully told through the eyes of a child who lost most of his family and neighbors. The narrative continues through the brutally difficult years immediately after the war, his art apprenticeship in Tokyo, his pioneering "atomic-bomb" manga, and the creation of Barefoot Gen, the classic graphic novel based on his own experiences before, during, and after the bomb. Despite the grimness of his early life, Nakazawa never succumbs to pessimism or defeatism. His trademark optimism and activism shine through in this inspirational work.

Table of Contents

Translator's Introduction Author's Introduction: The Dropping of the Atomic Bomb, "Gen," and I Chapter 1: Prelude to Tragedy Chapter 2: A Sudden Flash of Light Chapter 3: Terror Chapter 4: To Live Chapter 5: I Set Out Chapter 6: Gen and I, Together Afterword Appendix: Interview with Nakazawa Keiji

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