Barefoot Gen: Barefoot Gen Volume 1: A Cartoon Story of Hiroshima (Paperback)

from PhoenixTerran

I'll admit, I was somewhat nervous when Keiji Nakazawa's Barefoot Gen was selected for February 2011's Manga Moveable Feast. I studied the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki extensively while in high school--even selecting it as the subject of my major senior project--and I have a tendency ...

from dchaikin

I picked this up after reading fannyprice's very thoughtful review (see below). I'm tempted to limit my review to just "Holy f---". That combined with the title, and the knowledge this is a graphic novel written by a survivor of the Hiroshima atomic bomb says about everything I need to say and mi...

from dchaikin

I picked this up after reading fannyprice's very thoughtful review (see below). I'm tempted to limit my review to just "Holy f---". That combined with the title, and the knowledge this is a graphic novel written by a survivor of the Hiroshima atomic bomb says about everything I need to say and mi...

from stretch

Every now and then I come across a book that I wish was required reading when I was in high school; in my estimation Barefoot Gen: Vol 1 is one of those books. Barefoot Gen is the first hand account of the author's, Keiji Nakazawa, experiences of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima. Nakazawa is ...

from Charlie

The author was six years old and present when the atomic bomb was exploded over Hiroshima. Fortunately, there was a concrete wall between him and the explosion, so he was spared the devastating effects of the heat of the flash. Therefore, he was an eyewitness to the horror of people walking aroun...