Hiroshima by

Hiroshima

with George Guidall (Narrator)

6 hours first pub 1946 (editions)

nonfiction classics history emotional reflective slow-paced

Description

A journalistic masterpiece. John Hersey transports us back to the streets of Hiroshima, Japan on August 6, 1945-the day the city was destroyed by the first atomic bomb. Told through the memories of six survivors, Hiroshima is a timeless, powerful ...

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Moods

informative 80%
sad 74%
dark 60%
emotional 59%
reflective 53%
challenging 36%
tense 21%
inspiring 6%
hopeful 2%

Pace

medium 50%
fast 29%
slow 19%

Average rating

3.98

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