Tim's review
Hiroshima
by John Hersey
Tim's review
Hiroshima by John Hersey
Tim's review
rating:
Shortly after World War II, John Hersey traveled to Japan to interview survivors of the first atomic bomb. Like so many author’s who’ve followed him, Hersey attempted to gather the stories of the refugees who fled, as well as those who stayed in the immediate aftermath, in order to understand the impact the bomb had on the city’s citizens.
The six survivor’s he interviewed provided stark accounts that give an entirely different dimension to the rather bland, almost scientific, reports that are often found in history books. Even though Hersey has a tendency to dramatize the details of these accounts, the underlying stories and their use in providing a clearer narrative of the aftermath of this nuclear blast are evident.
The six survivor’s he interviewed provided stark accounts that give an entirely different dimension to the rather bland, almost scientific, reports that are often found in history books. Even though Hersey has a tendency to dramatize the details of these accounts, the underlying stories and their use in providing a clearer narrative of the aftermath of this nuclear blast are evident.
