BAREFOOT GEN 01 HC: A Cartoon Story of Hiroshima - Tapa dura

"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 comic that actually pulls off the essential magic trick... those little marks on paper come to fully-realized life." -- Art Spiegelman, Pulitzer Prize-winning author

Beautiful new hardcover edition of Barefoot Gen Volume One! Striking new design with special sturdy binding.Barefoot Gen is the powerful, tragic, autobiographical story of the bombing of Hiroshima and its aftermath, seen through the eyes of the artist as a young boy growing up in Japan. The honest portrayal of emotions and experiences speaks to children and adults everywhere. Nakazawa's manga illustrates the true impact of nuclear weapons when used against a civilian population. It is vital reading for people of all ages, and especially for today's youth. By keeping this tragedy in our collective consciousness, we can strive to never repeat it and guide humanity towards a course of peace.Barefoot Gen Volume One –"A Cartoon Story of Hiroshima" – details the events leading up to and immediately following the atomic bombing of Hiroshima.