Format:
1 online resource (215 pages)
ISBN:
9781442207493
Series Statement:
Asian Voices
Content:
This compelling autobiography tells the life story of famed manga artist Nakazawa Keiji. Born in Hiroshima in 1939, Nakazawa was six years old when on August 6, 1945, the United States dropped the atomic bomb. His gritty and stunning account of the horrific aftermath is powerfully told through the eyes of a child who lost most of his family and neighbors. The narrative continues through the brutally difficult years immediately after the war, his art apprenticeship in Tokyo, his pioneering "atomic-bomb" manga, and the creation of Barefoot Gen, the classic graphic novel based on his own experiences before, during, and after the bomb. Despite the grimness of his early life, Nakazawa never succumbs to pessimism or defeatism. His trademark optimism and activism shine through in this inspirational work.
Content:
Intro -- CONTENTS -- EDITOR'S INTRODUCTION -- AUTHOR'S INTRODUCTION: The Dropping of the Atomic Bomb, "Gen," and I -- CHAPTER 1. PRELUDE TO TRAGEDY -- BAREFOOT GEN: EXCERPT 1 -- CHAPTER 2. A SUDDEN FLASH OF LIGHT -- BAREFOOT GEN: EXCERPT 2 -- CHAPTER 3. TERROR -- BAREFOOT GEN: EXCERPT 3 -- CHAPTER 4. TO LIVE -- BAREFOOT GEN: EXCERPT 4 -- CHAPTER 5. I SET OUT -- BAREFOOT GEN: EXCERPT 5 -- CHAPTER 6. GEN AND I, TOGETHER -- AFTERWORD -- APPENDIX: Interview with Nakazawa Keiji -- INDEX.
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781442207479
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9781442207479
Language:
English
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=634319
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