Hiroshima

By: John Hersey

Narrated by: George Guidall

A journalistic masterpiece. John Hersey transports us back to the streets of Hiroshima, Japan on August 6, 1945 - the day the city was destroyed by the first atomic bomb. Told through the memories of six survivors, Hiroshima is a timeless, powerful classic that will awaken your heart and your compassion. In this new edition, Hersey returns to Hiroshima to find the survivors - and to tell their fates in an eloquent and moving final chapter.

©1985 John Hersey (P)2000 Recorded Books, LLC

Reread

Reread this classic; shows human effects of 1945 nuclear event. Seen through the eyes of several survivors, it leaves to the imagination many questions. First published in 1946, this edition includes a 1989 update. As a high school student, I remember "analyzing" this book--without a lifetime's experience, that made no sense. Now, it does.

Mankind Must Never Forget This Event

The Book Was Well Written And Researched. I Was Familiar With The Event Itself And Hearing These Surviving Individuals Stories Really Brought Home
How Horrible War Really Is. A Very Worthwhile Read.
S. A. Renner

Really Great Book about a Really Awful Subject.

If you could sum up Hiroshima in three words, what would they be?

Terrifying, Captivating, Powerful

What was one of the most memorable moments of Hiroshima?

I was captivated by the personal details of the stories like what they were eating, wearing, and thinking when the blast happened. It was a very intimate look into the lives of these survivors.

Have you listened to any of George Guidall’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

I have not, but I think I will in the future.

Breathing , human perspective of the suffering of the people of Hiroshima Japan a history lesson for all humanity.

The book isn't dramatic, it it told from the point of view of the people who loved it. The pace of the book is informative and descriptive, I had to take a weeks break after the description of the victims of radiation poisining. What to say about a book that stole the worlds from my mouth. I went to Hiroshima, and I saw the the cenotaph. The book places you on the human side of the atom bomb. The feelings the humanity , the society that was altered on a genetic level. The book was informative and heartbreaking. It helped my understanding of the Japanese culture.

Interesting book

This was an interesting book and I learned a lot about the impact of the atomic bomb. It was a bit confusing keeping track of who was who.