Hiroshima Diary
by Michihiko Hachiya
Taste attributes: biographydocumentarywarslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticlinearemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeance
Boxlist takeRealistic and emotional: a weighty biography, dark rather than wholesome. Best if you like stories that hit hard.
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Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score
About This Book
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.
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- Author
- Michihiko Hachiya
- Published
- 1955
- Pages
- 256
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- Open Library
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