Hiroshima: The Autobiography of Barefoot Gen

by Keiji Nakazawa

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1442207485
• ISBN13: 9781442207486
• Release Date: July 2015
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 214 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"