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This is a collection of letters addressed to the author's young wife - killed in the bombing - document the terrible effects of atomic warfare on one family. It presents a moving account of human suffering.
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.".. an important historical record ... a potent reminder that we must always turn toward peace." -Rocky Mountain News.".. one hell of a book." -The Daily Yomiuri.".. a compelling eyewitness, first-hand account of one man's experience." -Kansai Time Out.".. the questions raised by this thoughtful and passionate man 50 years ago have not all been answered even yet." "A moving testimonial that will not be easily forgotten." -The Japan Times .,." an important historical record ... a potent reminder that we must always turn toward peace." -Rocky Mountain News .,." one hell of a book." -The Daily Yomiuri .,." a compelling eyewitness, first-hand account of one man's experience." -Kansai Time Out .,." the questions raised by this thoughtful and passionate man 50 years ago have not all been answered even yet." "A moving testimonial that will not be easily forgotten." -The Japan Times ., ." an important historical record ... a potent reminder that we must always turn toward peace." -Rocky Mountain News., ." one hell of a book." -The Daily Yomiuri., ." a compelling eyewitness, first-hand account of one man's experience." -Kansai Time Out., ." the questions raised by this thoughtful and passionate man 50 years ago have not all been answered even yet." "A moving testimonial that will not be easily forgotten." -The Japan Times , .." an important historical record ... a potent reminder that we must always turn toward peace." -Rocky Mountain News , .." one hell of a book." -The Daily Yomiuri , .." a compelling eyewitness, first-hand account of one man's experience." -Kansai Time Out , .." the questions raised by this thoughtful and passionate man 50 years ago have not all been answered even yet." "A moving testimonial that will not be easily forgotten." -The Japan Times .,." an important historical record ... a potent reminder that we must always turn toward peace." -Rocky Mountain News.,." one hell of a book." -The Daily Yomiuri.,." a compelling eyewitness, first-hand account of one man's experience." -Kansai Time Out.,." the questions raised by this thoughtful and passionate man 50 years ago have not all been answered even yet." "A moving testimonial that will not be easily forgotten." -The Japan Times ..." an important historical record ... a potent reminder that we must always turn toward peace." -Rocky Mountain News..." one hell of a book." -The Daily Yomiuri..." a compelling eyewitness, first-hand account of one man's experience." -Kansai Time Out..." the questions raised by this thoughtful and passionate man 50 years ago have not all been answered even yet." "A moving testimonial that will not be easily forgotten." -The Japan Times
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TOYOFUMI OGURA was born in 1899 in Chiba Prefecture. He taught history at Hiroshima University for nearly twenty years, from 1945 through his mandatory retirement in 1963, and was then appointed an honorary professor. His books include critical works on the well-known poet and children's author Kenji Miyazawa and a study of folk belief in the ancient historical figure Prince Shotoku. He died in 1996.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Cream hard cover with black titles on front and spine. In very tidy condition with no inscriptions or markings. Dust jacket is tidy with faded spine. "More than fifty years after the Second World War, the scars left by the atomic bombing of Hiroshima refuse to heal. This compelling account of one man's experience gives a human face to the events of August 6, 1945. For a week after the bombing, the author, who was an assistant professor at Hiroshima University, wandered the decimated streets of the city, searching for his wife and his youngest son. He finally located them, but his wife died just days later. Grief-stricken, the author wrote her a series of letters over the next year outlining the things he had seen and heard during her last days on earth. In 1948, the letters became the first eyewitness account of an atomic bombing ever published. This powerful record shows how one family's future was altered in an instant. Comprised of correspondence, diary entries and drawings, Letters from the End of the World presents the events surrounding the close of World War II in terms so personal they will not soon be forgotten.". Seller Inventory # 026892
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