Barefoot Gen Volume 6: Hardcover Edition - Hardcover
Beautiful new hardcover edition of Barefoot Gen Volume Six! Striking new design with special sturdy binding.
Barefoot Gen is the powerful, tragic, autobiographical story of the bombing of Hiroshima and its aftermath, seen through the eyes of the artist as a young boy growing up in Japan. The honest portrayal of emotions and experiences speaks to children and adults everywhere. Nakazawa's manga illustrates the true impact of nuclear weapons when used against a civilian population. It is vital reading for people of all ages, and especially for today's youth. By keeping this tragedy in our collective consciousness, we can strive to never repeat it and guide humanity towards a course of peace.
Barefoot Gen Volume Six ―"Writing the Truth" ― Gen's brother, Koji, has gone away to work in the coal mines, but has since disappeared, and meanwhile, Gen fights against a corrupt medical system, the discriminatory practices of his neighbors, and the American presence in postwar Japan.
Barefoot Gen is the powerful, tragic, autobiographical story of the bombing of Hiroshima and its aftermath, seen through the eyes of the artist as a young boy growing up in Japan. The honest portrayal of emotions and experiences speaks to children and adults everywhere. Nakazawa's manga illustrates the true impact of nuclear weapons when used against a civilian population. It is vital reading for people of all ages, and especially for today's youth. By keeping this tragedy in our collective consciousness, we can strive to never repeat it and guide humanity towards a course of peace.
Barefoot Gen Volume Six ―"Writing the Truth" ― Gen's brother, Koji, has gone away to work in the coal mines, but has since disappeared, and meanwhile, Gen fights against a corrupt medical system, the discriminatory practices of his neighbors, and the American presence in postwar Japan.
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About the Author:
Nakazawa was born in Hiroshima, and was six years old when the city was destroyed by an atomic bomb in 1945. All of his family members who had not been evacuated died in the bombing, except for his mother, and an infant sister who died several weeks after the bombing. Compelled to tell his story in the memory of his family, Keiji Nakazawa is best known for his epic tragic history Barefoot Gen.
Review:
"Highly recommended for older readers and for all libraries." -- The Library Journal
"Invaluable for the lessons it offers in history, humanity and compassion." -- Publishers Weekly
"This vivid and harrowing story will...burn a radioactive crater in your memory that will never let you forget it. Gen is one of those few comix that actually pulls off the essential magic trick... those little marks on paper come to fully-realized life." -- Art Spiegelman
"Invaluable for the lessons it offers in history, humanity and compassion." -- Publishers Weekly
"This vivid and harrowing story will...burn a radioactive crater in your memory that will never let you forget it. Gen is one of those few comix that actually pulls off the essential magic trick... those little marks on paper come to fully-realized life." -- Art Spiegelman
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- PublisherLast Gasp
- Publication date2018
- ISBN 10 0867198362
- ISBN 13 9780867198362
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages270
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