Hiroshima

约翰•赫西（John Hersey），中文名韩约翰，1914年生于天津，十岁时随父母返回美国，先后在耶鲁大学、剑桥大学完成学业。1937年夏天，他在暑假期间为诺贝尔文学奖获得者刘易斯•辛克莱尔担任秘书，同年秋到《时代》杂志工作，两年后被派往《时代》的重庆分部。整个二战期间，他往返于欧亚大陆，为《时代》、《生活》、《纽约客》撰稿。约翰•赫西是最早践行“新新闻”写作手法的记者（尽管他后来对这种手法不无批评），对美国的新闻报道产生了很大的影响。他的主要作品有《广岛》、《阿达诺之钟》（A Bell for Adano，1945年获普利策奖）等。1965年起，约翰•赫西任教于耶鲁大学，长期讲授写作课程。1993年逝世。

出版者:Vintage

作者:John Hersey

页数:160

出版时间:1989-03-04

价格:USD 7.50

装帧:Mass Market Paperback

isbn号码:9780679721031

图书标签:纪实JohnHersey日本新闻History外国文学非虚构美国

Book Description

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 a classic "that stirs the conscience of humanity" (The New York Times).

Almost four decades after the original publication of this celebrated book, John Hersey went back to Hiroshima in search of the people whose stories he had told. His account of what he discovered about them is now the eloquent and moving final chapter of Hiroshima.

Amazon.com

When the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, few could have anticipated its potential for devastation. Pulitzer prize-winning author John Hersey recorded the stories of Hiroshima residents shortly after the explosion and, in 1946, Hiroshima was published, giving the world first-hand accounts from people who had survived it. The words of Miss Sasaki, Dr. Fujii, Mrs. Nakamara, Father Kleinsorg, Dr. Sasaki, and the Reverend Tanimoto gave a face to the statistics that saturated the media and solicited an overwhelming public response. Whether you believe the bomb made the difference in the war or that it should never have been dropped, "Hiroshima" is a must read for all of us who live in the shadow of armed conflict.

From Boston Sunday Herald August 1995

"This is an important audio because it captures one of the most shattering events of our century, just as it explains the mind-sets of the people it most affected...Hiroshima is worth listening to just for the weird story of a survivor who wound up on the TV program, 'This is Your Life,' with one of the crew members of the Enola Gay."

From Library Journal

On the basis of a return visit 40 years after the dropping of the bomb, Hersey has written a final chapter'' to one of the most important books to come out of World War II. The new chapter follows a reprint of the original text on the dropping of the first atomic bomb, and is written in the same spare, objective style. In it, Hersey brings up to date the lives of six survivors he covered so brilliantly in 1946. Once again he evokes the humdrum and the surreal elements in the aftermath of the bomb, and with eloquent simplicity he includes statements of other nations' nuclear tests. Compelling, unforgettable, and more timely than ever, this is absolutely essential for collections from junior high on. Robert H. Donahugh, Youngstown and Mahoning Cty. P.L., Ohio

From AudioFile

The fates of six victims are portrayed vividly in Hersey's classic account of the first atomic bomb. This edition contains a final chapter, written 40 years later, in which Hersey follows up on these six "Hibakusha," or "explosion-affected persons." Edward Asner speaks for many characters, yet his voice is that of the Hiroshima citizen caught up in day-to-day survival. He conveys the fear, confusion, pain and resignation of individuals dealing with a cataclysmic force. With subtle, understated delivery, Asner powerfully evokes the time, place and plight of these people. J.H.L.

About Author

Edward Asner, best known as a star on TV's Lou Grant Show, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, and Rich Man, Poor Man, brings a compelling journalistic style to this important work.

Book Dimension :

length: (cm)17.1 　　　 　　　　　 　 width:(cm)10.7

读后感

it's a book focusing more on the aftermath of six people living as "hibakusha", the explosion-affected people. the recounting of the day the bomb was dropped was sometimes disturbingly detailed from the perspective of the six hibakusha. the image of kimono...  

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读过《切尔诺贝利的回忆》再来读《广岛》，一部是动容到疼痛，一部是冷静到惊悚。 城市变为废墟，等死的被爆者不呼痛，甚至听不到被灼伤到血肉模糊的孩子的哭声。劫后余生的夫妇随意地重逢又分别，大爆炸后万幸存活下来的人们，却被走近河流的人群挤下去淹死，女孩发着抖喊冷突...  

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it's a book focusing more on the aftermath of six people living as "hibakusha", the explosion-affected people. the recounting of the day the bomb was dropped was sometimes disturbingly detailed from the perspective of the six hibakusha. the image of kimono...  

用户评价

快读完的时候读到一句，在爆炸发生一个月以后，“weeds already hid the ashes, and wild flowers were in bloom among the city's bones”

"Do not work primarily for money, do your duty to patients first and let the money follow. Our life is short, we don't live twice. The whirlwind will pick up the leaves and spin them, but then it will drop them and they will form a pile." - John Hersey, HIROSHIMA

写的很真实，有时候会压得喘不过气，但是确实用的是客观的态度和口吻在叙述

战争没有正义与邪恶的区别，因为对于普通人，但凡战争统统都是邪恶的。

战争没有正义与邪恶的区别，因为对于普通人，但凡战争统统都是邪恶的。