4.5 stars for Hiroshima: The Autobiography of Barefoot Gen by Keiji Nakazawa.
Keiji Nakazawa was born on 14 March 1939 in Hiroshima, Japan and was 6 years old when the atomic bomb was dropped on his hometown.
This book is an account of his life during and after the second world war: fleeing the hell of the atomic bomb in a bustling city wiped out and buried in corpses, overcoming with great difficulty the postwar shortage of food and struggling against all odds to survive.
There is much horror, sadness, anger and unhappiness in Nakazawa's narratives. But there is also hope and optimism as he seek ways to channel his pent-up frustration and bitterness about the war and aftermath of the atomic bomb through the world of manga to create awareness for the next generation.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers; Reprint edition
Publication date: 1 Jul 2015
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This compelling autobiography tells the life story of famed manga artist Nakazawa Keiji. Born in Hiroshima in 1939, Nakazawa was six years old when on August 6, 1945, the United States dropped the atomic bomb. His gritty and stunning account of the horrific aftermath is powerfully told through the eyes of a child who lost most of his family and neighbors.
In eminently readable and beautifully translated prose, the narrative continues through the brutally difficult years immediately after the war, his art apprenticeship in Tokyo, his pioneering "atomic-bomb" manga, and the creation of Barefoot Gen, the classic graphic novel based on Nakazawa's experiences before, during, and after the bomb.
This first English-language translation of Nakazawa's autobiography includes twenty pages of excerpts from Barefoot Gen to give readers who don't know the manga a taste of its power and scope.
Despite the grimness of his early life, Nakazawa never succumbs to pessimism or defeatism. His trademark optimism and activism shine through in this inspirational work.
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