內容簡介
Hiroshima is a landmark piece of journalistic non-fiction that chronicles the catastrophic events of August 6, 1945, when the first atomic bomb was dropped on Japan, and its immediate aftermath. Instead of focusing on military strategy or geopolitical outcomes, author John Hersey tells the harrowing story through the personal experiences of six survivors: a German Jesuit priest, a widowed seamstress, a young surgeon, a-stout-hearted physician, a Methodist minister, and a young clerk. The narrative traces what each of these individuals was doing precisely at the moment the bomb detonated, follows their struggles for survival through the horrific devastation, and tracks their lives over the ensuing days, months, and years as they cope with physical injuries, psychological trauma, and the mysterious lingering sickness caused by radiation.
