This is a very interesting old book. The book begins with the blast and follows a number of people through the after math. It is very heart breaking to read about the innocent people who were killed and maimed. Hiroshima originally appeared in The New Yorker. It was published in 1946. The book measures 5 1/4 inches by 7 3/4 inches and contains 118 pages. The spine is tight and the pages show no signs of rips, tears or folds. The cover shows signs of wear mainly along the edge of the front spine (down to the boards in a couple of places), and a little along the edges and on the corners. The overall condition of the book is good.

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Right after the explosion, while Father Wilhelm Kliensorge, S.J., was wandering around in his underwear in the vegetable gardens, Father Superior LaSalle came around the corner of the building in the darkness. His body, especially his back, was bloody; the flash had made him twist away from his window, and tiny pieces of glass had flown at him. Father Kleinsorge, still bewildered, managed to ask, “Where are the rest?” Just then, the two other priests living in the mission house appeared--Father Cieslik, unhurt, supporting Father Schiffer, who was covered with blood that spurted from a cut above his left ear and who was very pale. Father Cieslik was rather pleased with himself, for after the flash he had dived into a doorway, which he had previously reckoned to be the safest place inside the building, and when the blast came, he was not injured. Father LaSalle told Father Cieslik to take Father Schiffer to a doctor before he bled to death, and suggested either Dr. Kanda, who lived on the next corner, or Dr. Fujii, about six blocks away. The two men went out of the compound and up the street...
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