Barefoot Gen, Volume 6: Writing the Truth

by Keiji Nakazawa

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780867195972
Publisher:	Last Gasp of San Francisco
Publication date:	05/01/2008
Series:	Barefoot Gen Series , #6
Pages:	262
Sales rank:	367,578
Product dimensions:	5.75(w) x 8.25(h) x 1.00(d)
Age Range:	15 - 18 Years

About the Author

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.

Editorial Reviews

"Highly recommended for older readers and for all libraries." -- The Library Journal

"Invaluable for the lessons it offers in history, humanity and compassion." -- Publishers Weekly

"This vivid and harrowing story will...burn a radioactive crater in your memory that will never let you forget it. Gen is one of those few comix that actually pulls off the essential magic trick... those little marks on paper come to fully-realized life." -- Art Spiegelman

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