Hiroshima

Résumé du livre

John Hersey, an American journalist, was born in China in 1914 and lived in the US from 1925. He won the Pulitzer Prize for his first novel, A Bell for Adano, in 1945, but Hiroshima was his biggest success. He mostly concentrated on writing fiction, alongside teaching at Yale, his alma mater.

The residents of Hiroshima, unaware of Nagasaki’s devastation, grappled with survival amidst rumors about the bomb’s origins. While physicists later clarified its atomic nature, survivors like the Nakamuras sought refuge, Father Kleinsorge aided others despite his own injuries, and Mr. Tanimoto tirelessly ferried the wounded to safety. Dr. Sasaki worked relentlessly at the Red Cross Hospital, and Miss Sasaki endured days trapped under rubble before receiving care. As Emperor Hirohito announced Japan’s surrender, the survivors faced surreal scenes of destruction: scorched landscapes, radioactive fallout, and unimaginable human suffering. Despite the chaos, moments of improbable reunions, like Mr. Tanimoto finding his family, offered glimmers of hope. Over time, these six survivors—later known as hibakusha—rebuilt their lives, each following a unique path shaped by resilience and loss, as Hiroshima itself began to regrow, with vibrant greenery emerging from the ruins.

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