| Barefoot Gen Volume 2: The Day After Contributor(s): Nakazawa, Keiji (Author) |
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ISBN: 086719619X ISBN-13: 9780867196191 Publisher: Last Gasp OUR PRICE: $14.41 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2004 |
| 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: 0.6" H x 5.8" W x 8.2" (0.70 lbs) 240 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1940's - Cultural Region - Japanese |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Barefoot Gen Volume Two ―The Day After ―tells the story of the day after the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, as seen through the eyes of seven-year-old Gen Nakaoka. Gen, his mother, and his newborn sister face the horrors of the day after the bomb. |
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. |