Children of the Ashes: The Story of a Rebirth

by Robert Jungk

Children of the Ashes The Story of a Rebirth The People of Hiroshima After the Bomb UPDATED EDITION

Genres: History

350 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1961

About the author

née Robert Baum
aka Robert Baum-Jungk

Reviews

[Kay]

You know the history- in 1945, the bombs fell on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. They say it ended the war. But it would never end the war for the internal strife and psychological terror the people of Hiroshima had experienced. I don't think any of us know how bad it got - until I found out about this book.




Why is this new book not more popular. It should be considered as good as and have the same praise as Voices from Chernobyl: The Oral History of a Nuclear Disaster

We need to raise awareness of what happened in Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

There isn't even a cover.




Long story short, psychiatrist Robert Jungk met with Kaoru Ogura (who, as solider at war and a civilian of Hiroshima could tell him much. But the two met up and interviewed people, asking them about their experiences. It's horrifying, beautiful and I can't wait to get into it.



I definitely recommend the NHK's documentary called "My Little Steps to Hiroshima". It's wonderful.

Shadows of the dead. It's heartbreaking. Anyway, what are your thoughts on the bombings, my friends?

[Ellix18]

I think it's a book that allows you to understand the reality of the tragedy of Hiroshima through the eyes of those who lived it on their skin

[Pam Baddeley]

This book focuses on the bombing of Hiroshima and the aftermath and rebuiding of the city and all the social problems. It features quite a lot of personal accounts and is told through the stories of particular survivors as well as setting out the tangled political and economic problems that beset Hiroshima afterwards. As with all books about the atomic bombs dropped on Japan, it is a harrowing and saddening read.

[Lennart]

Nicht so stark wie „Heller als tausend Sonnen“, aber dennoch ziemlich gut. Fand manchmal hat der Autor sich etwas zu sehr in den Einzelschicksalen verloren und das große Ganze kam dadurch etwas zu kurz.
Das ist aber auch der einzige Kritikpunkt.
Ansonsten war es sehr interessant und wie immer toll geschrieben.

[Káte Van]

An extraordinary book about insights of Japanese life after a nuclear attack to Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

[Aleph]

Da leggere almeno una volta nella vita e fare sul serio per proteggerla a tutti i costi. Viva la pace!

[Philipp]

Stell dir vor, du erkrankst wegen einem Ereignis, dass drei Generationen vor deiner Geburt angespielt hat, an Leukämie. Wem gibst du dafür die Schuld: Amerika 1945? Deinen Ur-Großeltern? Dem Schicksal? Robert Jungk gibt schmerzhafte Einblicke in das Hiroshima der Nachkriegszeit, für das der Krieg bis heute nicht aufgehört hat - und blickt voraus, was ein potentieller Atomkrieg für (endgültige) Folgen für den Menschen und seine Umwelt hat.