The Bells of Nagasaki

by Takashi Nagai

Book Overview

A Japanese physician and writer who died six years later from leukemia describes his experiences at Nagasaki when the atom bomb exploded.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0870116177
• ISBN13: 9780870116179
• Release Date: January 1984
• Publisher: Kodansha
• Length: 118 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Being a Tennis Professional is Not the same as Being a Physician

Was looking forward to reading this book, but unfortunately I received a book on how to be a tennis professional. Maybe someday, I'll actually get a chance to read this book.

TOUCHING AND HEART FELT STORY

a Japanese friend of mine was born in nagasaki and her birth was just after the war her mother has suffered alot from the after affects of this terrible tragidy of nuclear bombing and my friend gave me this story to read. I was moved to tearsseveral times from the accounts in the book.

Christian view of Nagasaki bomb by victim

The author's friends, colleagues and wife were killed instantly by the atomic bomb and he died of injuries after a few years leaving his children orphans. He was a Christian, a part of the Nagasaki Christian community which had experienced persecution from the time the Portuguese brought Christianity to the city. His view of God's provision as it relates to the horror of the bomb is very profound. I wish the book had provided supplementary information regarding the author's life and the Christian community in Nagasaki.