| Barefoot Gen, Volume 6: Writing the Truth Contributor(s): Nakazawa, Keiji (Author) |
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ISBN: 0867195975 ISBN-13: 9780867195972 Publisher: Last Gasp OUR PRICE: $14.41 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2008 Annotation: Gen fights against a corrupt medical system, the discriminatory practices of his neighbors, and the American presence in Postwar Japan. Young adult. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Comics & Graphic Novels | Manga - General - Comics & Graphic Novels | Historical Fiction - Comics & Graphic Novels | Literary |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Series: Barefoot Gen |
| Physical Information: 0.57" H x 6.1" W x 8.26" (0.78 lbs) 262 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Barefoot Gen Volume Six ―"Writing the Truth" ― Gen's brother, Koji, has gone away to work in the coal mines, but has since disappeared, and meanwhile, Gen fights against a corrupt medical system, the discriminatory practices of his neighbors, and the American presence in postwar Japan. |
Contributor Bio(s): Nakazawa, Keiji: - Nakazawa was born in Hiroshima, and was six years old when the city was destroyed by an atomic bomb in 1945. All of his family members who had not been evacuated died in the bombing, except for his mother, and an infant sister who died several weeks after the bombing. Compelled to tell his story in the memory of his family, Keiji Nakazawa is best known for his epic tragic history Barefoot Gen. |