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Hiroshima diary

Michihiko Hachiya

1955238 pagesabout 4–5 hours
1955
first published
  • 1955University of North Carolina Press · ENGISBN 9780807840443
  • 1955Gollancz · 256 pages · ENG
  • 2003Textbook Publishers · 238 pages · ENGISBN 9780758118493
  • 2011University of North Carolina Press · 266 pages · ENGISBN 9781469602462
  • 2011University of North Carolina Press · 266 pages · ENGISBN 9780807873557

The late Dr. Michihiko Hachiya was director of the Hiroshima Communications Hospital when the world's first atomic bomb was dropped on the city. Though his responsibilities in the appalling chaos of a devastated city were awesome, he found time to record the story daily, with compassion and tenderness.

Worth knowing

ViolenceFrequent

When and where

ThemesWar

Content notes

  • Warmoderateunreviewed
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