Rent Hiroshima

Synopsis

"Hiroshima" is the title of a magazine article written by Pulitzer winner John Hersey that appeared in The New Yorker's issue for August 31, 1946, one year after the United States dropped an atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima, Japan, at 8:15 a.m., August 6, 1945. The article, which was soon made into a book, describes the events after the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in detail, focusing on the accounts of six individuals. Einstein Books' edition of "Hiroshima" contains supplementary texts: • An eyewitness account of the bombing of Hiroshima, by Father John A. Siemes. • "The Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki", by The Manhattan Engineer District, June 29, 1946. • "Worldwide Effects of Nuclear War: Some Perspectives", by The United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (1975). • A few selected quotes of John Hersey, author of "Hiroshima."

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