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The classic tale of the day the first atom bomb was dropped offers a haunting evocation of the memories of survivors. "Everyone able to read should read it"--Saturday Review of Literature

On August 6, 1945, Hiroshima was destroyed by the first atom bomb ever dropped on a city. This book, John Hersey's journalistic masterpiece, tells what happened on that day. Told through the memories of survivors, this timeless, powerful and compassionate document has become... Read Full Overview

Hiroshima, de John Hersey, se public por primera vez en la revista The New Yorker el 31 de agosto de 1946, un a o despu s del lanzamiento de la bomba at mica sobre la ciudad. En un gesto excepcional, que no ha vuelto a repetirse desde entonces, la revista incluy en su n mero... Read Full Overview

On August 6, 1945, Hiroshima was destroyed by the first atom bomb ever dropped on a city. This book, John Hersey's journalistic masterpiece, tells what happened on that day. Told through the memories of survivors, this timeless, powerful and compassionate document has become... Read Full Overview

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and bestselling author John Hersey's seminal work of narrative nonfiction which has defined the way we think about nuclear warfare. "One of the great classics of the war" (The New Republic) that tells what happened in Hiroshima during... Read Full Overview